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Recognize Monica Unger with R.N. Harris Elementary and Jenny Bailey with Riverside High School as the Conservation Education Teachers of the Year in elementary and secondary education award for North Carolina (10min)
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Date of BOCC Meeting: February 26, 2024
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The Board is requested to recognize Monica Unger with R.N. Harris Elementary and Jenny Bailey with Riverside High School as the Conservation Education Teachers of the Year in elementary and secondary education by the North Carolina Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts (NCASWCD) at its 80th annual conference. The event was held at the Sheraton Imperial inside Research Triangle Park in Durham, January 7-9, 2024.
The NCASWCD awards the Conservation Education Teacher of the Year Award to promote conservation and to allow one of the 96 Soil and Water Conservation Districts across the state to be recognized. The annual award recognizes an Elementary School Teacher and an Upper School Teacher for doing a great job teaching conservation education that exceeded others across the state.
Alignment with Strategic Plan: Goals 4, Environmental Stewardship and Community Prosperity, and 5, Accountable Efficient and Visionary Government.
Resource Persons: Lisa Marochak- Senior Administrative Officer for Durham Soil & Water Department (staff); David Williams- Director for the NC Division of Soil & Water Conservation; Bryan Evans, Executive Director for the NCASWCD; and Eddie Culberson- Director for Durham Soil & Water Department.
County Manager's Recommendation: The County Manager recommends that the Board recognize Monica Unger with R.N. Harris Elementary and Jenny Bailey with Riverside High School as the Conservation Education Teachers of the Year in elementary and secondary education award by the North Carolina Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts (NCASWCD) at its 80th annual conference.
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County Manager: __________...
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