CERRA Advisory Board Adds 10 Members
ROCK HILL— The Center for Educator Recruitment, Retention, and Advancement (CERRA) recently added 10 teachers to the CERRA Advisory Board, also referred to as “CAB.” The 35-member advisory board representing a cross-section of members in CERRA’s network of educators provides a teacher voice to the vision and direction of the organization.
Educators selected to serve represent the diverse membership and perspectives of CERRA and ensure a diverse leadership of the advisory board. Each member is charged to demonstrate individual and team commitment by providing leadership of the organization through presentations, writing and mentoring across the state.
“The teachers on CERRA’s Advisory Board are our heart. They come from all regions of the state, a variety of school sizes, and a diverse background,” said CERRA Executive Director Gayle Sawyer, Ph. D. “They pump the life of their classrooms into the planning and goals of CERRA. Our CAB members are accomplished educators, teacher leaders, and advocates for teachers and students. CERRA is grateful to them for their commitment and energy.”
As part of her one-year residency with CERRA, newly named South Carolina Teacher of the Year Jenna Hallman, a science teacher at Calhoun Academy for the Arts in Anderson School District 5, will lead the group of accomplished educators for the 2008-09 school year.
The following members will hold seats on the CERRA Advisory Board until June 2011:
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Region 1—Upstate
Frances Lee Hardy, Spartanburg School District 7
Rachel Reed Turner, Greenville County Schools -
Region 2—Savannah River
Sharon Elizabeth Smith, Greenwood School District 52
Nancy Harrington Cowart, Edgefield School District -
Region 3—Midlands
Margaret Ann Butler, School District 5 of Lexington and Richland Counties
Phyllis C. Gantt, Lexington School District 2 -
Region 4—Pee Dee
Renee Willis Sanders, National Board Certified Teacher, Florence School District 5
Elizabeth Ann Sanderson, Teacher Cadet Instructor, Sumter School District 2 -
Region 5—Lowcountry
Cassie Cloer Norvell, Charleston County School District
Eliza Shelldonia Chandler, Charleston County School District
CERRA, an independent state agency located on the campus of Winthrop University, is the oldest and most established teacher recruitment program in the country. The purpose of CERRA is to provide leadership in identifying, attracting, placing and retaining well-qualified individuals for the teaching profession in South Carolina. CERRA’s programs have been adopted at school, district and state levels in more than 30 states in the United States.