GAINESVILLE - The Gainesville School Foundation received one million dollars in grants during its first year of existance.

That announcement was made at a breakfast meeting Wednesday morning.

Grants Coordinator Christine Brosky said teachers are encouraged to write grants which will be reviewed by the foundation board. Brosky said the Gainesville School Foundation is more typical of a college foundation than a public school system.

She said laptop computers for students remains a major foundation goal. Students are using two laptops at Gainesville Middle School

Laptop computers for students remain a remains a major foundation goal.

SAT SCORES

At the meeting, School Superintendent Dr. Steve Ballowe said Georgia's low SAT scores do not reflect how all students are learning.

Ballowe said it is simply because not all students are going to college and the SAT is a college entrance test.

Technical school students who successfully learn a trade don't get an SAT score.

Ballowe said the test results are an academic measure that get too much publicity while trade and career students don't get enough.

State School Superintendent Linda Schrenko released statewide SAT results Tuesday which show Georgia now 50th in the country.

Results for the Gainesville and Hall County school systems are not available.