News : Shellsburg Kindergarten teacher receives award; invited to I Teach K event

Kelsey Fish, Kindergarten Teacher at Shellsburg Elementary School, has received a Lucile Cornetet Individual Professional Development Award from The Delta Kappa Gamma Educational Foundation. This award will enable Kelsey to attend the I Teach K, National Kindergarten Conference in Las Vegas, July 18-22. Lynna Gene Cook, Educational Foundation Board of Trustees Chair, stated that The Foundation awards approximately $60,000 annually to outstanding educators to enable them to attend professional activities in their respective fields.

"My participation in the I Teach K Conference will be learning that I will be able to transfer into my classroom immediately, and that really excites me! A week of all kindergarten-applicable learning is almost unheard of," Kelsey said. "I received a brochure regarding the I Teach K! Conference last year, and was completely intrigued by it. After doing more research, and coming across the Delta Kappa Gamma Educational Foundation, I decided to give it a shot and apply. I’m extremely grateful to be awarded the funds and given the opportunity to attend such professional development."

A bequest to The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International from the Lucile Cornetet estate was the basis for establishing the Lucile Cornetet Professional Development Fund in 2005. Miss Cornetet, a long-time educator and Society member from Ohio, died in 2001.

The Educational Foundation supports and encourages intercultural understanding and educational excellence. Established in 1964, the Foundation is a non-profit organization located in The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International Headquarters in Austin, Texas. The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International, established in 1929, is an honor organization for key women educators with members in 18 countries.