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District announces Centerra Global Scholarship after Sentara donation to fund teacher fellowship abroad
Summary
Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools said a one-time private donation of $40,000 will fund a perpetual Centerra Global Scholarship enabling one teacher each summer to attend an NC Go Global fellowship in Europe at no cost to the teacher.
Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools announced at its Sept. 23 board meeting that a one-time private donation of $40,000 will allow the district to join the NC Go Global program and send one teacher each summer on a fully funded international fellowship.
Dr. Parker, the district superintendent, told the board the NC Go Global fellowship provides teachers "a fully funded summer fellowship in a foreign country" to learn how education systems work there and bring that learning back to the district. "No cost to the teacher," Dr. Parker said. He said the district will be able to name one teacher to the program each year because of the private contribution.
Wendy Pierce, manager of community benefit and grants for Centerra Cares, spoke on behalf of the donor group and thanked the board and community: "We are excited about the opportunity," she said, and described the donation as seed funding to sustain the program "in perpetuity." Teresa Watson, identified in remarks as Sentara's local president, said her organization supports the district and its goals for building a local workforce pipeline.
The district said it will call the award the Centerra Global Scholarship; Dr. Parker said the contribution allowed the district to join the program and that selected teachers will return to share their experience with colleagues. No board vote was required for the recognition and photo opportunity described at the meeting.
Board materials and discussion said the NC Go Global participation requires a one-time contribution of $40,000 and that the district sought private donations to meet that cost. District officials described the 21st Century after-school program at P.W. Moore Elementary and other local initiatives that motivated community partners to contribute.
The board did not take formal action on the scholarship designation at the meeting; district staff said the partnership and donation would support ongoing teacher-fellowship opportunities and community engagement events.
The district operates as Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools and said it would provide further logistics on how teachers will be selected for the scholarship in future communications.
