Chef Jay Hancock Honored as SC's Educator of Excellence

Jay Hancock of G. Frank Russell Technology Center in Greenwood, SC, has been nominated for the NRAEF Educator of Excellence to represent South Carolina.

South Carolina’s Educator of Excellence nominee, Jay Hancock, will travel to the Educator of Excellence Awards Ceremony and ProStart professional development training this fall. Hancock, a ProStart instructor at G. Frank Russell Technology Center in Greenwood, is recognized for his passion for collaboration with other instructors and sharing of resources and best practices to help students achieve success in their respective programs.

He has led several sessions at the SC Education Business Summit from classroom management, best practices and how technology tools can make teaching lessons easier and more effective/engaging. He mentors other instructors and assist with SC Culinary Arts curriculum recommendations as well as the SC Culinary Arts State Standards.

The NRAEF ProStart National Educator of Excellence Awards recognize educators who demonstrate excellence in the classroom and passion, commitment and creativity in all aspects of the ProStart program to help their students make the most of the opportunities that ProStart offers.

Jay will attend the ProStart Educator Fellows Program, a year-long engagement program, in the fall to represent South Carolina. The Educator of Excellence nominees will gather to help create tracks for the following Summer’s ProStart Professional Development. They will be creating session content with goals, learning objectives and session development.