North Carolina Educator Named Curriculum Associates 2021 Inspire Award Winner
Elizabeth Neuendorff of Onslow County Schools in Jacksonville, NC chosen among K-8 district-level educators nationwide for her leadership and exemplar use of i-Ready®
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NORTH BILLERICA, Mass., Jan. 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Curriculum Associates has named Elizabeth Neuendorff of Onslow County Schools in Jacksonville, NC as the recipient of its 2021 Inspire Award. This recognition, which is part of the annual Extraordinary Educators program celebrating exemplar teachers around the country, is given to one district-level educator for their ability to create strong bonds with school-based teams to take the use of
Whether they worked with her, taught with her, volunteered with her or served with her, friends and colleagues of longtime educator and public servant Pam Thomas remembered one thing: her love for Onslow County.
“Pam was a pillar of our community, a mentor and a leader,” Onslow County Board of Education member Ken Reddic said.
Onslow County’s education community lost a great advocate with Thomas’ death and the community as a whole lost a great public servant, Reddic said.
Thomas, who was admitted to the hospital in late November after being diagnosed with COVID-19, died early Sunday morning.
Thomas worked as a teacher, coach and supervisor with Onslow County Schools for 34 years and after her retirement was elected to the Board of Education. She joined the school board in 2004 and served as chairman from 2010 until her final term, which ended this month.
Officials in Onslow County announced longtime Board of Education member and former Chairman Pamela Thomas died Sunday morning.
Thomas was admitted to Onslow Memorial Hospital in late November after being diagnosed with COVID-19. Thomas death follows days after that of her mother, who died Thursday at the age of 94.
This morning, the family posted the tragic news on social media of Thomas passing at approximately 12:20 a.m.
In an update from Thomas family last week, they indicated Thomas seemed to be improving but had a long road of recovery ahead.
Commissioner Robin Knapp released a statement on social media Sunday morning explaining Thomas had taken a turn for the worst. It is with great sadness that I inform all of you of the passing of Ms. Pam Thomas. She recently lost her mother, who she completely adored and it breaks my heart.
With the number of COVID-19 cases rising, Onslow County Schools is holding off on a full return to in-person instruction for its elementary schools following the Christmas break.
The school district announced Thursday evening that the district will continue using Wednesdays as remote learning days for students in kindergarten through fifth grades through the end of March 2021. Students in grades K-5 were scheduled to begin in-person instruction five days a week on Jan. 5.
Appropriate adjustments to the K-5 school calendar are included as part of a COVID-19 update to be presented at the Jan. 5 meeting of the Board of Education.
A second cluster of COVID-19 cases in one of Onslow County’s public schools has been announced by the school district.
A cluster of six cases was confirmed at Dixon High School, Onslow County Schools announced Tuesday morning but did not indicate whether the cases involved staff or students.
According to the news release, the Onslow County Health Department notified OCS and DHS administrators late Friday that a cluster had been identified. The health department also reported the information to the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services.
NCDHHS defines a cluster as a minimum of 5 cases with symptom onset or initial positive test results within a 14-day period and a probable common linkage between cases.