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Retired Teachers Association awards $500 grant to Waterloo teacher for drone project
Summary
Jim Montecolo of the Portage County Retired Teachers Association presented a $500 grant certificate to Waterloo teacher Peter Negron to support a classroom drone program, including simulator equipment and a micro‑drone for student training.
Jim Montecolo, representing the Portage County Retired Teachers Association, told the board his group of roughly 300 retired educators runs scholarships and teacher grants and selected Peter Negron for a $500 award to support a classroom drone project. "Peter is getting, 1 of our grants, $500 grant for his proposal for funding his modern city's drone project," Montecolo said, describing a micro‑drone and simulator goggles that provide first‑person‑view training for students.
Montecolo outlined educational uses — search and rescue, roof inspection, and community monitoring — and said the program will train students to be subject‑matter experts who will teach peers. He said the association intends to follow up with an update in May. The board and audience members congratulated Negron for securing the grant.
