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Kim Baioni, holding certificate, with California Casualty's Amanda Keidel. CTA members Kim Baioni and Coleen Topper each won Cali- fornia Casualty Music and Arts Grants for their schools. Baioni, a member of Center Unified Teachers Association in Antelope, teaches English and art at a continuation high school that services many disadvantaged youth. "My goal with the grant is to bring in a local artist to work with my students to create a mural for the school — we are hoping to paint the mural this spring." She adds that it should be an amazing expe- rience for students. Topper, a member of Grossmont Education Association in El Cajon, is a high school special education teacher at the ELITE Educators make use of grants from California Casualty Music and Arts Get a Boost 54 cta.org CTA & You C M Y CM MY CY CMY K