The Latest News from the Coalition

TEACHER OF THE YEAR 2023

The Teacher of the Year Banquet is an annual event to celebrate the Teacher of the Year from each of Baldwin County Public Schools’ 48 campuses and teachers who have obtained National Board Certification, the most respected professional certification available in K-12 education.

The event is made possible through the generous support of our annual investors. Please join us in recognizing our outstanding educators!

From sponsorship to the donation of products for our Teachers of the Year, your organization can join us in celebrating the success of our teachers in the classroom!

You can email tburkle@betterbaldwin.com for more information on supporting the 2023 Teacher of the Year Banquet.

An Evening of Education Champions: Supporting Future Teachers

On Thursday, February 2nd, more than 150 stakeholders for education in Baldwin County gathered at Oak Hollow Farm in Fairhope for 'An Evening of Education Champions.'

The inaugural event served as the premier fundraiser for the Baldwin Proud Future Teacher Scholarship. The event included a silent and live auction, a presentation on the scholarship program and live music from singer songwriter, and Baldwin County elementary teacher, Elise Taylor.

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Baldwin Proud Future

Teacher Scholarship

The mission of our Baldwin Proud Future Teacher Scholarship Program recognizes high school

seniors from each feeder pattern and former Baldwin County graduates working toward a degree in Education. Our Josh Hall Memorial Scholarship recognizes employees and children of our employees who also strive to become teachers. Our goals include promoting the field of education and growing our own educators from our students, employees and communities.

View the Complete 2022 Scholarship Report

CLICK HERE TO DONATE DIRECTLY TO THE SCHOLARSHIP FUND

Palm Project:

Making an Impact in Baldwin County Schools

Palm Project launched in early 2022 to engage the Baldwin County community in meeting the tangible needs of students to reduce barriers to learning, enhance academic achievement and support social-emotional development. Palm Project is an in-school and online resource to provide tangible needs for Baldwin County students to reduce barriers in education, enhance academic achievement and support social-emotional development.

Palm Project made its first distributions to 5 schools in September 2022. Additional schools were added through the end of the year, and on January 25, 2023 the Palm Project launched county-wide.

With limited distribution in 2022 the Palm Project is already making a big impact for our students in Baldwin County. Check out the links to the Palm Project 2022 Report or the video below to learn more about the impact this latest initiative is making.

If you would like to become a Palm Project Partner in 2023 or would like to learn more about this latest initiative, visit palmproject.info to learn more!

PALMPROJECT.INFO

2022 PALM PROJECT REPORT

BECOME A SPONSOR

CHECK OUT THE VIDEO TO HEAR WHAT OUR SCHOOL COUNSELORS ARE SAYING ABOUT PALM PROJECT AND THE DIFFERENCE THIS INITIATIVE IS MAKING IN THEIR SCHOOLS!

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GULF REGIONAL INNOVATIVE TEACHING CONFERENCE

JULY 17-19, 2023

The Baldwin County Education Coalition (BCEC) is proud to host the Gulf Regional Innovative Teaching Conference, a professional development conference for teachers by teachers. The three-day event is held in late July before the start of the new school year. The conference kicks off with a keynote speaker and offers over 150, 55-minute sessions fitting to different grade levels, disciplines and interests.