Burgett received Art Education Award – The Daily Advocate

Ansonia art teachers, Danielle Rowland and Stephanie Schieltz-Lowder with PJ Burgett receiving the award from OAEA.
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Brittany Hill
Daily Advocate
ANSONIA — PJ Burgett, superintendent at Ansonia Local Schools, has won the 2024 Ohio Distinguished Educator for Art Education award. This award was for his hard work for bringing art to the Ansonia Schools for elementary students. The award was presented by the Ohio Art Education Association to Burgett.
This award was a nomination award. Burgett stated that he was nominated by the Ansonia art teachers, Danielle Rowland and Stephanie Schieltz-Lowder. Burgett stated he had to write a biography to submit for the award.
When asked about this award he stated that it was a team effort to make it happen. Burgett expressed how he would not have received the award, if not for the amazing staff that helped bring notice to the problem of the elementary school not having art class. As stated by Burgett, “The need being brought to my attention by Danielle Rowland, our art teacher here, saying I don’t get them till now. Having to teach them basics. Now that they are older kids.”
Also, with the help from the school board and treasurer, they gave him the go ahead for this plan for Ansonia students. Burgett wanted to highlight the way that Ashley Fourman, principal for Ansonia’s elementary, reorganized her schedule to make this change work for the elementary school. Burgett said, “It’s one of those times, that I received an award for a whole bunch of people and their hard work to make it happen.”
Congratulations to Ansonia Schools staff and Burgett for working together for the goal of bringing art to the elementary students at Ansonia. This shows with the well-earned award of the Ohio Distinguished Educator for Art Education that Burgett received.
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