2014 WhatWorksSC Award Celebration

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Trophies to be awarded at the 2014 WhatWorksSC Award luncheon
Trophies to be awarded at the 2014 WhatWorksSC Award luncheon
Trophies to be awarded at the 2014 WhatWorksSC Award luncheon
(l-r) Burke Royster, Brenton Jeffcoat and Secretary Riley
(l-r) Burke Royster, Brenton Jeffcoat and Secretary Riley
(l-r) Burke Royster, Brenton Jeffcoat and Secretary Riley
(l-r) Ted Riley, Secretary Riley, Burke Royster and Callee Boulware
(l-r) Ted Riley, Secretary Riley, Burke Royster and Callee Boulware
(l-r) Ted Riley, Secretary Riley, Burke Royster and Callee Boulware
Ted Riley and his Dad
Ted Riley and his Dad
Ted Riley and his Dad
Reach Out and Read group
Reach Out and Read group
Reach Out and Read group
Communities in Schools group
Communities in Schools group
Communities in Schools group
Ken Childs, Childs & Halligan
Ken Childs, Childs & Halligan
Ken Childs, Childs & Halligan
(l-r) David Blackmon, SC State Board of Education and Barry Bolen
(l-r) David Blackmon, SC State Board of Education and Barry Bolen
(l-r) David Blackmon, SC State Board of Education and Barry Bolen
Communities in Schools
Communities in Schools
Communities in Schools
Riley Institute Assistant Director Jill Fuson introducing WhatWorksSC 2014
Riley Institute Assistant Director Jill Fuson introducing WhatWorksSC 2014
Riley Institute Assistant Director Jill Fuson introducing WhatWorksSC 2014
Jacki Martin, Riley Institute Associate Director, offers opening remarks
Jacki Martin, Riley Institute Associate Director, offers opening remarks
Jacki Martin, Riley Institute Associate Director, offers opening remarks
Jacki Martin
Jacki Martin
Jacki Martin
Linda O'Bryon, President of SCETV, offering her remarks
Linda O'Bryon, President of SCETV, offering her remarks
Linda O'Bryon, President of SCETV, offering her remarks
Linda O'Bryon
Linda O'Bryon
Linda O'Bryon
Linda O'Bryon
Linda O'Bryon
Linda O'Bryon
Trip DuBard, Executive Director of South Carolina Future Minds
Trip DuBard, Executive Director of South Carolina Future Minds
Trip DuBard, Executive Director of South Carolina Future Minds
Trip DuBard
Trip DuBard
Trip DuBard
Great crowd on hand for WhatWorksSC 2014
Great crowd on hand for WhatWorksSC 2014
Great crowd on hand for WhatWorksSC 2014
A conversation with Secretary Riley and Linda O'Bryon
A conversation with Secretary Riley and Linda O'Bryon
A conversation with Secretary Riley and Linda O'Bryon
Secretary Riley
Secretary Riley
Secretary Riley
Secretary Riley and Linda O'Bryon
Secretary Riley and Linda O'Bryon
Secretary Riley and Linda O'Bryon
Don Gordon, Riley Institute Executive Director, recognizing the 2014 WhatWorksSC Award finalists
Don Gordon, Riley Institute Executive Director, recognizing the 2014 WhatWorksSC Award finalists
Don Gordon, Riley Institute Executive Director, recognizing the 2014 WhatWorksSC Award finalists
Reach Out and Read team
Reach Out and Read team
Reach Out and Read team
Communities in Schools team
Communities in Schools team
Communities in Schools team
Tammy Pawloski of FMU's Center of Excellence after the announcement of the 2014 WhatWorksSC Award
Tammy Pawloski of FMU's Center of Excellence after the announcement of the 2014 WhatWorksSC Award
Tammy Pawloski of FMU's Center of Excellence after the announcement of the 2014 WhatWorksSC Award
Tammy Pawloski, Executive Director of FMU's Center of Excellence to Prepare Teachers of Children of Poverty hugging Tripp DuBard
Tammy Pawloski, Executive Director of FMU's Center of Excellence to Prepare Teachers of Children of Poverty hugging Tripp DuBard
Tammy Pawloski, Executive Director of FMU's Center of Excellence to Prepare Teachers of Children of Poverty hugging Tripp DuBard
Francis Marion University Center of Excellence to Prepare Teachers of Children of Poverty accepting their award
Francis Marion University Center of Excellence to Prepare Teachers of Children of Poverty accepting their award
Francis Marion University Center of Excellence to Prepare Teachers of Children of Poverty accepting their award
FMU Center of Excellence team
FMU Center of Excellence team
FMU Center of Excellence team
Communities in Schools Greenville accepting their finalist award
Communities in Schools Greenville accepting their finalist award
Communities in Schools Greenville accepting their finalist award
Reach Out and Read accepting their finalist award
Reach Out and Read accepting their finalist award
Reach Out and Read accepting their finalist award
FMU Center of Excellence team with Secretary Riley
FMU Center of Excellence team with Secretary Riley
FMU Center of Excellence team with Secretary Riley
Communities in Schools Greenville with Secretary Riley
Communities in Schools Greenville with Secretary Riley
Communities in Schools Greenville with Secretary Riley
Reach Out and Read Carolinas with Secretary Riley
Reach Out and Read Carolinas with Secretary Riley
Reach Out and Read Carolinas with Secretary Riley

Fourth Annual Dick and Tunky Riley WhatWorksSC Award Celebration

Presented by the Riley Institute and South Carolina Future Minds

On October 2, 2014, former U.S. Secretary of Education Dick Riley named the Center of Excellence to Prepare Teachers of Children of Poverty as the winner of the Dick and Tunky Riley WhatWorksSC Award for Excellence. Finalists Communities in Schools of Greenville County (CIS) and Reach Out and Read South Carolina were also recognized. Special guest Linda O’Bryon, president and CEO of South Carolina ETV, joined Secretary Riley for an on-stage conversation.

2014 WhatWorksSC Award Finalists

Center of Excellence to Prepare Teachers of Children of Poverty (Francis Marion University)

2014Winner

The mission of the Francis Marion University Center of Excellence to Prepare Teachers of Children of Poverty is to provide specialized outreach designed to have the greatest potential for breaking the generations-old cycle of school...

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Communities in Schools (CIS) of Greenville County

2014Finalist

The mission of CIS is to surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life. CIS believes that every child needs and deserves five basics: a one-on-one...

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Reach Out and Read Carolinas

2014Finalist

Pediatric healthcare providers (including pediatricians, family physicians, and nurse practitioners) are trained in the three-part Reach Out and Read model to promote early literacy and school readiness: In the exam room, doctors and nurses speak...

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