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Calloway preschool teacher recognized
FRANKFORT, Ky. - Twenty-one public preschool teachers have received 2006-07 Classroom of Excellence Awards from the Kentucky Department of Education. The presentations were recently made at the Early Childhood Summer Institute in Louisville. Crystal Jones of the Calloway County Preschool was among the winners.
Classroom of Excellence award winners will host visitors, network with other early childhood professionals, serve as mentors to potential awardees and submit an annual report, according to Lisa Gross of the Kentucky Department of Education.
Jones has been at the Calloway County Preschool for four years. She teaches three- and four-year-old students.
Jones said it was a really hard process and she was thankful to be a part of it. “I'm very proud to be a recipient of this award. It's something we wanted to do to continue to provide the best for our students,” she remarked.
“She is a wonderful and dedicated teacher. We are very proud of her achievement in receiving this award,” commented Jason Scarbrough, administrator at the preschool. “I am very pleased that she has received this award. Her classroom is an example of how every classroom here at the preschool operates. The teachers and staff here work as a team and I am proud of each and every faculty and staff member here at the Calloway County Preschool, and I am proud of what they do for the district's three- and four-year-olds. There is no doubt we help our students and prepare them to transition to Calloway's fine elementary program.”
The Classroom of Excellence initiative was introduced by the Kentucky Department of Education last summer. The intent of the program is to recognize exemplary preschool classrooms. Teachers apply to the program voluntarily. The process is quite rigorous, and it takes a big commitment by the teacher and entire staff for them to be successful. The process takes an entire school year. The award holds no financial incentives. It is designed to encourage teachers to strive for teaching excellence in pre-K by simply challenging them to uphold very high standards. This was the first year of the program, once teachers receive the recognition it remains in place for five years, Scarbrough explained.
For complete story, see today's Ledger & Times
Story created Jul 06, 2007 - 12:21:58 EDT.
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