Sequoyah High School marketing teacher Kari Palmer was honored at this summers 29th Annual International Entrepreneurship Institute with the Dr. Paul DeLargy Angel Award.

The award is the highest honor the Institute bestows, and it recognizes the educator who develops entrepreneurship education best practices along with implementation plans that have the greatest potential for social impact and student transformation. The recipient also must exhibit passion for student transformation and capture the very spirit of a social entrepreneurship angel.

Ms. Palmer, with CCSD special education teacher Linda VanFossen, developed a plan to increase high school graduation rates by involving more Career Technical Instruction (CTI) students in entrepreneurship career classes and by offering more experiential learning activities. CTI is a program that supports special education students enrolled in Career, Technical and Agricultural Education classes.

Only one high school teacher receives this annual award.