The induction ceremonies have been over for several days now, but National Teachers Hall of Fame Director Carol Strickland says the euphoria from last week’s activities hasn’t faded.
Strickland tells KVOE News the five inductees bonded in a special way during the ceremonies.
Now that the ceremonies have ended, much of the Hall’s attention will be on expanding the National Memorial to Fallen Educators — and the fundraising needed to add a third granite book at the site.
The current goal is to have the new tablet in place by early fall.
The Hall of Fame has also been working to recognize higher education in the same way it has honored pre-kindergarten through senior high teachers and school staffers who have died in the line of duty all the way back to the 1760s. However, that research is slow going.
As that work continues, the Hall of Fame is starting two new projects. AT&T Kansas has established a new mentoring program so 20-year career teachers from across the country can help struggling teachers stay in the classroom. Kansas is the pilot state for this new venture. Also, the Hall of Fame is reaching out to inductees as it develops a new advisory board for outreach.
For more information or to donate, call the Hall of Fame at 341-5660 or go online to www.nthf.org.
