Barancik Foundations Awards First Ripple Effect Awards to Sarasota County School Teachers in Honor of Late Philanthropists

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In partnership with Sarasota County Schools, Barancik Foundation unveiled its Ripple Effect Teacher Award at the School Board meeting on May 18th. The newly established, semi-annual prize acknowledges outstanding teachers who have impacted lives in and outside classrooms. Each are awarded $5,000 to spend on professional development experiences or on material and equipment for their classrooms. The spring semester awardees are: Darwin “Tony” Epps from Brookside Middle School, Jessica Gardner from Wilkinson Elementary School, Steve Lord from Atwater Elementary School, Mary Pedro from Lamarque Elementary School and Judi Robson from Sarasota Middle School.

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