Pritchardville Elementary teachers Jody Zatek and Karyn Matejewski were surprised on Tuesday with an Innovative Teacher Grants from the Foundation for Educational Excellence, a fund of the Community Foundation of the Lowcountry and underwritten by the Okatie Rotary Club, whose mission supports Okatie-area schools. The money will be used to purchase wireless keyboards for the students’ iPads. Photo submitted by Megan Meyer. To see a full list of winners, go to islandpacket.com.
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Surprised with oversized checks, 34 Beaufort County public school teachers learned Tuesday they had won grants from the Foundation for Educational Excellence.
The 16 grants ranged from $200 to $1,200 and totaled more than $7,300, according to a Beaufort County School District news release.
The grants will help fund projects, such as reading programs to robotics.
Grants recipients are as follows:
John Cullenen; Battery Creek High
Ellen Dounn, Norma Evans, Melissa Pender, Kelly Pulaski, Kristin Straut; Coosa Elementary
Renee Woods; Coosa Elementary
Deb Ryan, Rebecca Ulmer; Red Cedar Elementary
Jennifer Friend-Kerr; Hilton Head Island Elementary School for Creative Arts
Sheila Smith, Anjie Olander, Catherine Crum, Lori Soegel, Dedra Barker, Brantley Coulter, Terri Foy, Katelyn Roberts, Michelle Taylor, Michelle Trolan, Colleen Wynn, Jason Ziegler; Hilton Head Island Elementary
Blake Raley; Robert Smalls International Academy
Ellen Dounn, Willa Simpson; Coosa Elementary
Kelly Vannoni; H.E. McCracken Middle
Anthony Petrucci; Battery Creek High
Mary Baker; Hilton Head Island Elementary
Jamie Dyas; Robert Smalls International Academy
Irma Rameizl; Hilton Head Island Middle
Alayne Arnett; Bluffton Elementary
Nancy Forbes; Hilton Head Island Middle
Jody Zatek, Karyn Matejewski; Pritchardville Elementary School
