Schools get creative in announcing district’s newest teachers, support staff of the year
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Tuesday, May 5, 2020
Schools get creative in announcing district’s newest teachers, support staff of the year
BEAUFORT – Schools had to get creative this year in surprising their 2020-2021 Teachers of the Year and Support Staff of the Year due to physical distancing measures currently in place. Last week principals and school staff visited teachers and support staff at home from 6 feet, hosted surprise Zoom meetings, and staged reveals during packet pick-up to make the special announcements.
“The dedication and professionalism of our teachers and support staff has never been more important than in these extraordinary days,” said Superintendent Frank Rodriguez. “This week we’re honoring our newly selected teachers and the support staff of the year, but we’re also honoring all of our district’s teachers and support staff. They earn our respect and gratitude each and every day.”
Teachers of the Year are selected by their peers according to criteria established by the schools, the South Carolina Department of Education and the district’s Teacher Forum. Teachers honored today will be eligible for District Teacher of the Year honors next fall.
Support staff honorees are selected by school staff and can include social workers, school nurses, bookkeepers, office managers, teacher assistants, school secretaries and technology and data specialists. Staff honored today will be eligible for District Support Staff Person of the Year.
The 2020-2021 Beaufort County Teachers of the Year and Support Staff of the Year
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School
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Teacher of the Year
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Support Staff of the Year
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Battery Creek High
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Roderick Williams
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Rebecca Wright-Washington
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Beaufort Elementary
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Carmalita Lawton
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Susan Gresham
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Beaufort High
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Jonathan Miller
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Reginald Jones
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Beaufort Middle
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Scott Lopatka
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Charles Brown
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Beaufort-Jasper ACE
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Sam Carpenter
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Catherine Pape
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Bluffton Elementary, ECC
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Ashley Whitman
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Dani Pennell
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Bluffton High
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Katlyn McCormick
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Sandy Bedosky
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Bluffton Middle
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Cathryn “Cat” Floyd
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Lakeisha Lofton
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Broad River Elementary
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Laura Boozer
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Bertha Alston
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Coosa Elementary
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Marjorie Isley
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Melissa Harmon
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H. E. McCracken Middle
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Kristin Stevenson
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Vanessa Smallpage-Herrera
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Hilton Head ECC
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Katie Carroll
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Patricia Wagner
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Hilton Head Elementary (IB)
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Michelle Taylor
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Magdalena Gorczyca-Swidzinski
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Hilton Head Island Creative Arts, Daufuskie Island
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Jennifer Backlund
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Nilo Rosado
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Hilton Head Island High
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Gerson BonillaMatamoros
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Amy Morrissette
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Hilton Head Island Middle
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James Waechter
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Deborah Diaz
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Joseph Shanklin Elementary
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Abbie Whitaker
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Brandi Siatkowski
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Lady’s Island Elementary
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Clayton Wynn
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Denise Shuford
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Lady’s Island Middle
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Juvonna Chatman-Jenkins
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Cindi Riley
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May River High School
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Chelsi Klutch
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Christine Long
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M. C. Riley Elementary/ECC
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Sherri Westby
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Laura Vanhouten
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Mossy Oaks Elementary
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Andrea Riley
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Debra D’Antonio
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Okatie Elementary
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Megan DeWeese
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Deborah Bush
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Port Royal Elementary
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Felicia Horton
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Elizabeth Bornscheuer
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Pritchardville Elementary
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Julie Markle
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Kami Branham
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Red Cedar Elementary
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Stephanie Moldenhauer
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Jennifer Martin
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Right Choices
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Jacqueline Fulton
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Carolyn Brown
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River Ridge Academy
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Justine Vaitas
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Kelly Poisson
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Robert Smalls Intl. Academy
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Violeta Magnus
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Toni Burnsed
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St. Helena Elementary, ELC
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Shakira Grimes
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Charlesetta Sterling
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Whale Branch E.C. High
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Sonia Perez-Roberson
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Sharika Green
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Whale Branch El., Davis ECC
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Willard Smith
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Sherry Gordon-Jones
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Whale Branch Middle
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Arsenio Toledo
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Sheila Rivera
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Adult Education
Transportation
District Office
Office of Early Childhood Education
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Garner Jones
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Shakinna Murray
Dorothy Gregory
Doneane Daise Simmons
Monique Wallace
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