The Chapel Hill-Carrboro Public School Foundation has established a fund in honor of Jeanette Blackwell, a Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools teacher who passed away in September, to provide an annual award to a mentor teacher.
Blackwell served Chapel Hill-Carrboro schools for more than 30 years as a fifth-grade teacher at Glenwood and McDougle elementary schools. As the district’s first elementary Peer Assistance and Review Consulting Teacher, she shared her wisdom and supported those new to the profession. She retired in 2007.
To donate to the memorial fund, send contributions to the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Public School Foundation, P.O. Box 877, Carrboro, NC, 27510. Write “Jeanette Blackwell Mentor Teacher Award Fund†on the memo line of the check. Contributions can also be made online at www.chccs.k12.nc.us/psf by clicking “Donate Now.†Be sure to enter “Jeanette Blackwell Mentor Teacher Award Fund†in the comments section at the end of the form.