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District honors outstanding teacher, awards four schools STEAM designations
Summary
The board recognized Jennifer Morrow with a statewide teacher leadership award and presented STEAM designations to four schools, highlighting student projects and performances.
The School Board of Indian River County began Monday’s meeting with awards and student performances, recognizing an educator and four schools for STEAM work.
Jennifer Morrow, a fourth‑grade teacher at Osceola Magnet K‑8, was recognized with the 2025 Outstanding Teacher Leader Award; the recognition included a student video and remarks from school leaders. "Being honored with winning the outstanding teacher leader award by the Florida Department of Education while representing this awesome school district of Indian River County…was a moment that I will never forget," Morrow said at the dais.
Kristen Bruckner, coordinator of innovation for the district, presented STEAM school designations. Indian River Academy moved from bronze to silver, Treasure Coast Elementary again earned gold for its marine‑science focus and partnership with the Guy Harvey Foundation, Storm Grove Middle earned gold for integrating science and history, and Osceola Magnet received gold for consistent engineering design challenges at all grade levels. Student groups from Fellsmere Elementary and Osceola performed during the meeting in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month and the STEAM program showcase.
District leaders and principals highlighted projects including habitat design, aerodynamics investigations, flight and rocket projects, levee and wind‑turbine builds and prosthetic limb projects. The board and superintendent thanked families and community partners for supporting instructional programs and curricular innovation.
No board action was required for the recognitions; presentations and performances concluded before the regular business meeting.
