CPS announces Columbia Fund for Academic Excellence award winners
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
Columbia Public Schools announced in a Tuesday press release that seven educators have earned Columbia Fund for Academic Excellence honors.
Honorees receive a $1,500 cash award and an engraved silver tray. An award banquet will be held next month to celebrate the honorees, the press release stated.
Each year, educators are selected from nominations submitted by parents and peers as outstanding educators. This year’s honorees are:
- Outstanding Elementary Educator, Grades PreK‐2: Casey Cottrill, Eliot Battle Elementary School
- Outstanding Elementary Educator, Grades 3‐5: Beth Diggs, New Haven Elementary School
- Outstanding Middle School Educator: Meera Sood, Smithton Middle School
- Outstanding High School Educator: Cassandra Schmittel, Hickman High School
- Outstanding Educator in a Specialized Area: Lisa Rieken, Bethel Street Center
- Outstanding Beginning Teacher: Sequoia Stewart, Shepard Elementary School
- Outstanding Administrator: Shae Collier, Special Services (504 Programs)
