Peabody Education Council
Peabody City Hall, 24 Main Street, Peabody, Ma. 01960
Contact: Sudi Smoller, 978.535.3409 or susan.smoller@gmail.com
Community Members Read Each Week to Elementary Students
Peabody, MA (February 2, 2009) - Forty-seven elementary classes are participating in the Peabody Education Council Guest Reader Program which sends bankers, doctors, teachers, business executives, city officials and adminstrators into Peabody schools for weekly visits. The program runs through May.
The PEC Guest Reader program provides a personal connection between the business community and younger students. It was created to expose student listeners to the pleasure of reading, new information, a positive reading role model and the English language spoken in a manner distinctly different from that of a television show or video.
The following people are volunteering to regularly read to students:
Brown School:
Debbie Obremski, Department of Social Services
Edward Hurley & Jonathan Swartz, Eastman Gelatine
Jennifer L. Brown, For Kids Only Afterschool
Joy Terenzoni, Peabody Institute Library
Kelly Rae Unger, Peabody Institute Library
Martha Holden, Peabody Institute Library
Peggy Bochinski, Christian Book Distributors
Burke School:
Rep. Ted Speliotis, State House
Deanne Healey, Peabody Chamber of Commerce
Stephen MacDonald, Christian Book Distributors
Tina Ketchiopulos, Beverly Hospital
Carroll School:
Dr. C. Milton Burnett, Peabody School Department
Elizabeth Melville, Sovereign Bank
Ivone M. Silva, Luso American Credit Union
Stacy Anderson, Lahey Clinic
Center School:
Andrea Kantaros, Salem Five Bank
Christopher Pesca. North Shore Bank
Deb Murphy, Peabody Public School
Dianne Marchese, Peabody City Hall
Jean Souza, Gymboree
MaryEllen Tobey, North Shore Medical Center, Magnetic Imaging
Michael Norton, Peabody Probation Department
Nichole Nelson, Metropolitan Credit Union
Rose Daly
Wendy Weigand, Eastern Bank
McCarthy School:
Paul Mahoney, Rosewood Nursing Home & Rehab Center
Louise Genualdo, Peabody School Department
South Memorial School:
Ann Olson, Christian Book Distributors
Charles Holden, Holden Oil
Cynthia Helwig, Christian Book Distributors
David Gravel, GraVoc Associates, Inc.
Kay Bulgaris
Marie LeGrow, Shore Education Collaborative c/o Lorraine Rebidue
Welch School
Alison Sweeney, For Kids Only Afterschool
Beverley Anne Griffin Dunne, School Committee
Carol Bender. Peabody Institute Library
Mark Whiting, Northshore Mall Administration
West School:
David Bookbinder, Total PC Support
Debbie MacGregor, District Attorney's Office
Dr. Philip Snodgrass
Ipsta Shinde, US Alliance Federal Credit Union
Jessica Rae, For Kids Only Afterschool
Kristin McGregor, Atlantic Ambulance
Marina Ruggiero, Arbonne Health & Wellness Products
Marjorie Snodgrasss
Phil Richard, Phil Richard & Associates Insurance
For 24 years, the Peabody Education Council has brought human resources into the classroom via Best Bet grants, the Guest Reader Program, PVMHS Career Day, Mentoring and Mock Interview programs as well as the Kids Voting initiative.
For more information on the Peabody Education Council, go to www.peabodyedcouncil.com
49 Education Projects Funded by PEC
Peabody, MA (December 2, 2008) - The Peabody Education Council awarded 49 projects totaling $22,433 as part of its annual Best Bet grant program. (Click here for list of awards).
There were 74 applications submitted to the PEC for a variety of needs: purchasing classroom supplies, bringing in theater groups, and sending students on field trips. Grants were presented to applicants at all 10 Peabody Public Schools.
Best Bet grants are open to all of the district's nearly 500 teachers.
The Peabody Education Council is a collaborative of city government, local business and Peabody teachers seeking to establish partnerships to raise funds and increase excellence in public education.
The PEC supports teachers with Best Bet grants that fund materials and programs proposed by the schools’ teachers. The group brings human resources into the classroom via a Guest Reader Program, PVMHS Career Day, Mentoring and Mock Interview programs as well as the Kids Voting initiative.
Peabody Education Council
Peabody City Hall, 24 Main Street, Peabody, Ma. 01960
Contact: Sudi Smoller, 978.535.3409 or susan.smoller@gmail.com
VOTE WITH YOUR KIDS on NOVEMBER 4
Peabody, MA (October 20, 2008) – School aged children in Peabody will be taking to the polls on November 4 alongside their friends, teachers, parents and other adults as a result of Kids Voting USA and the efforts of the Peabody Education Council (PEC).
Kids Voting polling stations, donated by the PEC and the Northshore Mall, will be open from 3:00 to 8:00 p.m at each Peabody voting location. Students will cast ballots on the same candidates and issues on which adults are voting. Peabody’s Kid Voting results will be tallied by City Hall and announced on the PEC website at http://www.peabodyedcouncil.com/.
Volunteers to staff the Kids Voting polling stations are being solicited by the PEC from Brooksby Village, the Torigian Community Life Center and the PVMHS National Honor Society. To volunteer, contact Mike Hawes at 978.536.4500.
The PEC teaches students about the election process and government by providing classroom curriculum and educational activities, such as a Voting Bookmark Design Contest for grade 5. Students in Peabody elementary schools recently created bookmarks to promote voting. The winning designs from each of the city’s eight public schools were selected and published on the PEC website at http://www.peabodyedcouncil.com/VoteBookmarks.html. The designs will also be displayed in the schools. A grand prize winning design will be selected on Election Day and published for distribution at the Peabody Institute Library.
Kids Voting USA is a national, non-partisan, non-profit program that strives to secure the future of democracy by educating and involving K-12 students, educators and families in the election process. For more information, go to http://www.kidsvotingusa.org/
The Peabody Education Council is a collaborative of city government, local business and Peabody teachers seeking to establish partnerships to raise funds and increase excellence in public education.
The PEC supports teachers with Best Bet grants that fund materials and programs proposed by the schools’ teachers. The group brings human resources into the classroom via a Guest Reader Program, PVMHS Career Day, Mentoring and Mock Interview programs as well as the Kids Voting initiative. |
