Hear the stories of educators and raise a toast to the 2026 New Memphis Educators of Excellence winners!
Join New Memphis and Spillit for a Center Stage event - an evening of stories from educators that speak to the theme, "Lesson Plan."
This free event is open to all community members - you do not need to be an educator to attend! Light refreshments and drinks will be provided. We hope you come celebrate the start of a new school year with us by listening to these powerful stories and celebrating our new winners.
Storytellers include:
- Claire D. Kolheim (she/her/hers), 9th-12th grade math teacher at Memphis Rise Academy
- Stephanie Sacco (she/her/hers), Kindergarten teacher at Idlewild Elementary
- Ricardo Trejo (he/him/his), 5th grade ELA teacher at Kingsbury Elementary
- Timothy Woods (he/him/his), 7th-8th grade math teacher at Compass Community Schools - Frayser
Agenda:
- 6:00-6:20 Check in, networking
- 6:20-7:00 Stories and Winner/Finalist Announcements
- 7:00-7:15 Intermission
- 7:15-7:50 Stories and Winner/Finalist Announcements
- 7:50-8:00 Celebration of winners and networking
Spillit is true, unscripted stories told in front of a live audience. Find out more about their events and shows here.
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