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LCPS honors two Presidential Scholar nominees and showcases student tech leadership from Moss Hill
Summary
The board recognized two students nominated for the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program and heard Moss Hill Elementary students describe a new digital learning leadership team that supports classroom technology and teacher instruction.
The Lenoir County Board of Education opened its Jan. 6 meeting by recognizing two high school seniors selected by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction as state nominees for the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program and by hearing a student-led presentation about digital-learning leadership at Moss Hill Elementary.
Mister Williams introduced the recognitions and said the district had two students selected to represent North Carolina in the national Presidential Scholars competition. He named Rachel Noble of South Lenoir High School as a North Carolina Career and Technical Education Presidential Scholar nominee and Leslie Wiggins of North Lenoir High School as a North Carolina Academic Presidential Scholar nominee. The board applauded both students as they came forward.
Following the recognitions, Jacqueline Lynch, identified as Moss Hill Elementary's digital learning specialist, brought five members of the school's tech leadership team to the podium. Students described classroom activities they led and tools they used. "For our first meeting, we completed an all about me project. We used a silhouette template...We could also add images from the camera or from the Internet," said student Travis Jones. Another student, Adalie Perry, described professional development with an Apple specialist focused on the Keynote app.
Lynch told the board she established the student tech leadership teams to extend digital learning capacity in classrooms; the volunteers are not tech-repair staff but help teachers integrate technology and assist peers. She said 32 students applied for a 10-person team and that she created separate fourth- and fifth-grade teams to provide more classroom support.
The district also celebrated the Lenoir County Education Foundation'supported mini-grants program: Mr. Williams said 16 of the district's 17 schools received mini-grant checks this year, funded by the foundation's golf tournament and spelling bee, and that the funds go directly to classrooms for projects such as greenhouses and beekeeping programs.
The board offered brief praise for the students and for their teachers. No board action was required on the recognitions or the showcase; both items were presented for information and community recognition.
Direct quotes from students and Lynch were taken from the presentation the students gave during the meeting.
