Schools announce teachers and support staff of the year for 2022-23
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, May 6
BEAUFORT – Some very special Beaufort County School District teachers and staff were treated with flowers, balloons, and other goodies today as Board of Education members and district administrators made surprise visits to their classrooms and work areas to announce the 2022-23 Teachers of the Year and Support Staff of the Year.
“This is an amazing opportunity to celebrate our best and brightest teacher and staff leaders,” said Superintendent Frank Rodriguez. “They represent all district employees who consistently go above and beyond in supporting our students needs in innovative and creative ways.”
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 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 will be eligible for District Support Staff Person of the Year.
The 2022-2023 Beaufort County Teachers of the Year and Support Staff of the Year
|
School |
Teacher of the Year |
Support Staff of the Year |
|
Battery Creek High |
Justine Hardy |
Quintin Moultrie |
|
Beaufort Elementary |
Paige Grennan |
Shannon Switzer |
|
Beaufort High |
Dawn Peebles |
Christina Allen |
|
Beaufort Middle |
Jordan Pender |
John Uhlman |
|
Beaufort-Jasper ACE |
Edwin Tucker |
Steve Bove |
|
Bluffton Elementary, ECC |
Laura Bradley |
Sharonne Allen |
|
Bluffton High |
Jeron Martinez |
Kathy Olson |
|
Bluffton Middle |
Kinsey Butler |
Debbie Cepollina |
|
Broad River Elementary |
Tracy Maxwell |
Alicia Shaw |
|
Coosa Elementary |
Jennifer Lyles |
Kimberly Fickes |
|
H. E. McCracken Middle |
Kelly McMahan |
Lisa Parquin-Groth |
|
Hilton Head ECC |
Teresa Nelson |
Chris Ponsini |
|
Hilton Head Elementary (IB) |
Helen Ashton |
Gayle Oslund |
|
Hilton Head Island Creative Arts, Daufuskie Island |
Emily Jeffords
|
Judith Clouse |
|
Hilton Head Island High |
Garret Talarczyk |
DaisyDianne Morgan |
|
Hilton Head Island Middle |
Dr. Laverne Stewart |
Stephanie Vanderpool |
|
Joseph Shanklin Elementary |
Cathy Cobbs |
Luann Jayne |
|
Lady’s Island Elementary |
Angela Tidwell |
Julie Riddle |
|
Lady’s Island Middle |
Marta Smith |
Tammy Smith |
|
May River High School |
Karri Kearns |
Melissa Halsey |
|
M. C. Riley Elementary/ECC |
Victoria Cockrell |
Kevin Fulton |
|
Mossy Oaks Elementary |
Becky Schlack-Babb |
Jodi Knorr |
|
Okatie Elementary |
Diane Woods |
Kate Leighton |
|
Port Royal Elementary |
Kimberly Islas |
Holly Mehrer |
|
Pritchardville Elementary |
Rosemary Birchall |
Julie Houchin |
|
Red Cedar Elementary |
Aneta Garbutt Cummings |
Melody Wright |
|
River Ridge Academy |
Lauren Borasky |
Lindsay Catanzaro |
|
Robert Smalls Intl. Academy |
Amber Reeves |
Rauel HernandezCardenas |
|
St. Helena Elementary, ELC |
Cheilon Preston |
Rebekkah Mickel |
|
Whale Branch E.C. High |
Robert "Jack" Bryant |
Sharika Green |
|
Whale Branch El., Davis ECC |
Cindy Crosby |
Shonda Royals |
|
Whale Branch Middle |
Blakely Fowler |
Angela White |
|
Adult Education Transportation District Office Office of Early Childhood Education Right Choices |
Peggie Darien |
Nykerria Aiken Kimiko Miller Melissa Hibbs Mayra Toro Onika Jaquese |