Norman Educators Receive Fund for Teachers Fellowship

credit: healthandwelfare

Thirteen Oklahoma teachers have been awarded fellowships that will allow them to travel to Italy, Costa Rica, England, South Africa, and more this summer.

The Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence, a nonprofit that recognizes and encourages academic excellence in Oklahoma's public schools, awarded the fellowships to teachers who teach pre-K through 12th grade.

To be eligible, teachers must spend at least 50% of their time directly providing instruction to students, must be returning to the classroom in the consecutive school year, and must have at least three years' experience teaching pre-K through 12th grade at the end of the current school year, per the Oklahoman.

Individual teachers can apply for up to $5,000, while teacher teams can apply for up to $10,000 in grant funds, per the Tulsa World.

Among the 13 recipients: Tammy Acuff, language arts teacher; Amanda Austin, Edmond North High School; Kim Dammann, Jenks West Elementary School; Charlotte Freeman, Kennedy Elementary School; Kirsten Harrison, Fort Gibson High School; Taylor Hoffer, Claremore High School; Callie Mercer, Claremore High School; Alesa Murrow, Washington Elementary School; Pamela Reynolds, Cristo Rey Oklahoma City Catholic High School; Emily Roiger, Tulsa School of Arts and Sciences; and Lisa Wright, Charles

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