Foley Recognizes Teachers, Improved Grades

The Foley City Council recently recognized teachers and school supporters for their efforts to improve education in the city and Baldwin County. Angela Ingraham, Swift; Brandy Richard, Foley High; Kaitlyn Martin, Magnolia; Kerry Becton, Mathis; Michelle Dillon, Foley Middle; and Amanda Welsh, Foley Elementary, were named teachers of the year for their schools. Each school in the district selects a teacher of the year, and from those honorees, a panel of judges chooses one elementary and one secondary educator to represent Baldwin County Public Schools. Mayor Ralph Hellmich said city support and the work by teachers helped Foley area schools achieve their highest grade yet on the state report card, B. In the last three years, Foley High’s report card score increased from 70 to 80. Foley Middle’s increased from 68 to 81, Mathis Elementary’s went from 79 to 83, Foley Elementary’s increased from 79 to 85, Magnolia’s rose from 77 to 83, and Swift’s went from 78 to 82.