MITCHELL, S.D. (AP) - A South Dakota elementary school teacher has been honored with a national award.
Amanda Christensen teaches fourth grade at Longfellow Elementary School in Mitchell. She received a $25,000 Milken Educator Award on Wednesday.
Gov. Dennis Daugaard, State Education Secretary Melody Schopp and Greg Gallagher, senior program administrator for the Milken Educator Awards, surprised Christensen with the award during a school assembly.
One example of Christensen’s work with the community is the relationship she has developed with LifeQuest, an organization that helps adults with disabilities. LifeQuest clients have donated books to Christensen’s classroom. She then invites the clients into her classroom, so her students can read the donated books to them.
The awards program was created by the Milken Family Foundation and is in its 30th year.
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