Educational Support

Our goal is to support public school employees by recognizing exemplary professionals currently in the field and future professional educators.

The Lauretta Woodson Award recognizes excellence in education.  Two awards are presented annually to an outstanding educator and a support professional.

Our 2023 recipients come from the Millersburg School District.

The Educator Award was presented to Nancy Stanford, a middle school teacher. Her supervisor, Amber Owen, nominated her for the award because, “Her students are able to fully grasp difficult conceptual understanding because of her teaching strategies.   Additionally, Nancy builds strong relationships with her students built on trust and compassion.” 

The Support Professional Award winner was Sally Tobias.  Sally was nominated by her supervisor Mark Hamilton because, “Sally has become a relevant component of our Life Skills classroom adding her experience, artful creativity, and overall exuberance to out young learners in their daily lives.” 

We also administer the Educational Support Grant.  This is a $400  competitive grant awarded to one school employee to be used for an innovative program to enhance the school's curriculum. 

This year’s Education Grant recipient is Ms. Kathryn Lewis.  Ms. Lewis is a first grade teacher at Central Dauphin School District's  Paxtonia Elementary School.   She will be using the grant to purchase a set of ReWrite Boards for her classroom.  Her winning proposal was selected from among the nine which were submitted by district staff.  These boards will replace the white boards presently in use.  They are durable and are designed for day-in and day-out classroom use.  These boards also will eliminate the need of purchasing markers that dry out and they have a 10+ year battery life.  Her students will use the boards for sight-word practice, sentence writing, drawing math problems, and showing student work.

The grant was awarded to Ms. Lewis in her classroom on March 6, 2023.  Her students sent handmade "Thank You" cards to the DCPASR Board.

Chapter scholarships are awarded annually to public high school seniors planning to major in the field of education.  The 2023-24 recipient is Allyson Lin, a graduate of Hershey High School.  Ms. Lin will attend Bryn Mawr College majoring in Education with the goal of becoming an English teacher.