Madison County teachers, administrators recognized
Dec. 15—Several Madison County teachers were awarded grants, while one received the Advocate of the Year award from the Kentucky Migrant Education Program.
Liliana Sanchez was the recipient of the Kentucky Migrant Education Program's Advocate of the Year. She received the award Thursday night during the Madison County School board meeting, as Superintendent David Gilliam read a portion of her nomination letter out to those in attendance.
"The rare reality of working in the migrant program is that all staff becomes family, for our advocate of the year, this sense of family extends to the migrant students and the families that she serves," Gilliam read.
Sanchez is a 16-year veteran of the migrant education field and is a staunch advocate for both migrant students and families, the letter continued. She strives to meet not only the student's collective needs but unique individual needs of families.
"She plays a vital role in summer school, her attention to detail, good parent-student rapport, working with summer school and schedule flexibility ensure high enrollment and successful summer schools each year," Gilliam read.
Sanchez's priority is that migrant children get the same opportunities and education that non-migrant students get, the letter said.
"Though born in Panama, her heart belongs to the Madison County migrant education program," the portion Gilliam read concluded.
Also among those teachers that were honored were several teachers who earned literary grants through Mike's Kids Educational Foundation.
Mike's Kids Educational Foundation is a 501©(3) that was founded in memory of B. Michael Caudill who served as the district's superintendent from July of 2001 until his passing in December of 2007, according to the Madison County Schools website.
"Each year, Mike's Kids Education Foundation awards a minimum of 18 $500 grants to teachers who bring innovative literacy programs into the classroom," The district's website states.
This program is usually one of the most anticipated programs of the year, according to the board's website.
"These grants help make possible creative classroom activities that promote student-centered learning and enhance education. Since the first round of grants were distributed in 2009, the foundation has awarded more than $120,000 in literacy grants to Madison County teachers," the website states.
The district's site says have used the grant opportunity for reading and language arts, but also created programs that enhanced curriculums in several other subjects.
The next meeting for the Madison County Board of Education will be a special called meeting for the LaFontaine Preparatory School charter school application. A date has yet to be set but has to be voted before the end of the year.
