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ETV Profiles the 2007 Teacher of the Year Candidates on April 29

Winner to Be Announced May 4

For Immediate Release
April 23, 2007

Columbia, SC...Just days before the May 4 banquet announcing the 2007 Teacher of the Year, ETV will highlight each of the candidates, allowing South Carolinians to meet these exceptional women, and get a first-hand look at the ways they are making a difference in the lives of their students.

"In Our Schools: Teacher of the Year 2007," which airs Sunday, April 29 at 6 p.m., takes viewers inside the candidates' classrooms, highlighting the teaching styles and techniques they have found to be so successful, and providing insights into the challenges and rewards of being a teacher.

This year's candidates are:

• Linda Dowling, a 6th-8th grade language-arts teacher at Sonovista School in Darlington County School District
• Ann Marie Taylor, a K-5 special education teacher at Pine Tree Hill Elementary School in Kershaw County School District
• Ilona Lawless Sunday, an 8th grade science teacher at Crayton Middle School in Richland County School District One
• Dawn Smith, a 4th grade teacher at Bookman Road Elementary School in Richland County School District Two
• Frances L. Hardy, a 10th-12th grade language arts teacher at Spartanburg High School in Spartanburg School District Seven

The Teacher of the Year will participate in a one-year residency program at the Center for Educator Recruitment, Retention and Advancement in Rock Hill, and serve as a statewide ambassador for the teaching profession. She will also receive a $25,000 cash reward, a Dell laptop computer and a 2007 BMW Z-4 roadster to use for a year. Finally, she will represent the 50,000 South Carolina teachers in the National Teacher of the Year Program. A South Carolina teacher has been chosen for this high honor two other times:

• Martha Stringfellow from Lewisville Elementary in Chester County in 1971
• Therese Knecht Dozier of Irmo High School, in Lexington County in 1985
  

In Our Schools is a joint production between ETV and the South Carolina Department of Education. The special series focuses on effective educational initiatives in our schools.

South Carolina ETV is the state's public educational broadcasting network with 11 television and eight radio transmitters, and a multi-media educational system in more than 2,500 schools, colleges, businesses and government agencies. Using television, radio and the web, SCETV's mission is to enrich lives by educating children, informing and connecting citizens, celebrating our culture and environment and instilling the joy of learning.

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For more information, contact Rob Schaller at (803) 737-6556 or rschaller@scetv.org.