Penny Moore, a first-grade teacher at Paine Elementary in Trussville, received a $751 Motivational Unique Strategic Helpful (MUSH) Grant through the Trussville City Schools Foundation to fund flexible seating for her students. The MUSH grant program helps teachers to jump-start innovative ideas throughout Trussville City School System classrooms and supports learning and enrichment. Teachers must propose projects for the competitive grant program; money is awarded to multiple teachers in the system. Other Paine teachers who received grant funds are Lesley Rogers, Carter Pharis, Courtney Stodghill, Elizabeth Moffett, Nicole Jenkins, Natalie Johnson, Dana Trowbridge, Taylor Knuppel, Lynsey Phillips, and Kimberly McGinnis.