Educators honored with Hanley Teaching Award

Two educators who share a passion of working with children have been recognized for their efforts in their classrooms.

Chasidy Aldrich, a kindergarten teacher at Columbus Signature Academy Lincoln Campus, and Kim Bockover, a special education teacher at Schmitt Elementary School, were selected as this year’s recipients of the William and Sally Hanley Excellence in Teaching award, presented to elementary school teachers with the Bartholomew Consolidated School Corp.

Chasidy Aldrich
Chasidy Aldrich
Kim Bockover
Kim Bockover

Winners receive a $1,000 stipend.

The award, established in 2000, is administered through the Heritage Fund — the Community Foundation of Bartholomew County. The pair of teachers were formally recognized Monday evening during a BCSC school board meeting.

For more on this story, see Friday’s Republic.