TEI Focuses On Business & Education Partnerships

The 2007-2008 Teacher Executive Institute (TEI) program began in October with a dinner and orientation session for this year’s participants.
 

The program is in its fourteenth year of operation, and its results strengthen the partnership between the professionals in education and the business community.
 

2007-2008 participants include Regina Blount, Western Vance High; Jessica Brown, E.M.Rollins Elementary; Lanisha Daye; Clark Street, Julie Earnhardt, Vance Charter; Jennifer Gracias, L.B. Yancey Elementary; Casey Hall, Vance County Teacher of the Year – Henderson Middle; Phillita Harris; Dabney Elementary, Nicholas Hendley, Southern Vance High; Ann Hoyle, Aycock Elementary; Randi Oxendine, Carver Elementary; Jessie Rice; New Hope Elementary; Joy Suther, Zeb Vance Elementary; Katrina Tunstall, Eaton-Johnson Middle; Carnetta Thomas, Pinkston Street Elementary; Tanisha Woods, E.O. Young Elementary; Tess Webb-Lewis, Henderson Middle and Brett Wilson, Northern Vance High.
 

TEI is funded by the Vance County Public School Foundation, which is made up of private contributions, foundation grants and donations from local businesses. The Henderson-Vance Chamber partners with the Public School Foundation to coordinate the program.
 

TEI sponsoring organizations include the following Gold Sponsors: Embarq, JC Penney, Progress Energy and Wal-Mart Distribution Center.
Silver Sponsors include Carolina Quality, Poplar Creek Partners and Dr. Beverly Tucker.
 

Bronze Sponsors include Greystone Concrete, Vance County Farm Bureau, Vance-Granville Community College, Wester Realty & Insurance and J.M. White Funeral Service.
 

Other TEI event supporters are The Daily Dispatch, Coca-Cola, Eckerd Youth Alternatives, Inc., EMBARQ, Harperprints, Inc., JC Penney, KARTS, Maria Parham Medical Center, Progress Energy, Public School Foundation, Vance County Schools and Wal-Mart Distribution Center.