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Awards, Accolades, and Achievements

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Awards, Accolades, and Achievements

Ms. Moore, individually, and the library program as a whole have been recognized with numerous awards, accolades, grants, etc. which are outward indicators of the quality of the SMS library experience.  However, just stepping into the library and speaking with our student and staff patrons will confirm its quality regardless of any awards received.

SC House Resolution recognizing SMS for the SC School Library Program of the Year.

 

Clear plaque that reads "Outstanding School Library Program of the Year - 2024"

 

Image of Cassie Moore with text stating she received the Travelers Insurance Award for Teaching Excellence

 

     
Awards

2021 School District of Oconee County Teacher of the Year

2021 National Humanities Teaching African American History Selected Participant

2023 South Carolina Association of School Librarians Emerging Leader

2023 South Carolina Department of Education Leadership Enrichment and Development Selected Participant

2024 South Carolina Library Program of the Year

2024 National Education Association Global Learning Fellow

2024 South Carolina State House Commendation

2024 Travelers Insurance Award for Teaching Excellence (one of only 48 recipients nationwide)

2025 National Education Association Teaching Fellow

2023-2026  University of Alabama Graduate Fellow

 

Conference Presentations

2024 - DEI: Developing, Equipping, and Influencing a Reading Culture in Your School, March 2024, South Carolina Association for School Librarians

2024 - The Power of a Representational Library, SCASL Summer Institute, June 2024

2024 - From Pages to Progress: Building a Sustainable Reading Culture in Secondary Schools, October 2024, Olde English Consortium

2024 - Concerned About Censorship? Just A.S.K. Advocacy, Support, and Knowledge during Challenging Librarian Times, October 2024,  SCASL Midlands Fall Workshop

2025 - EASE into the Joy of Reading: Equity, Accessibility, Student-input, and Environment, March 2025, SCASL Precon

 

Other Presentations

Center for Educator Wellness and Learning (CEWL) Books Content Creator, 2022-present

Books and Brunch,  Blue Ridge Community Center, August 2024

Rise and Read, Pendleton Community Center, September 2024

Interviewed the Author Spotlight, Kwame Alexander, Pat Conroy Literary Festival, November 2024

Everything But the Lesson Plan Podcast Guest, December 2024

 

Community Engagement

Board of Directors, Seneca City Museums, 2022-present

BookEnds Community Book Share Facilitator, 2022-present

Board of Directors, South Carolina Association of School Librarians, 2023-present



Grants & Donations

Student Success Grant, National Education Association, $5000--Start the Project Lit Club, 2022

Envision Equity Grant, National Education Association, $5000--Free Book Fair, 2024

South Carolina Library Program of the Year, $1500 from Bedford Falls--New graphic novels and chapter books

Fall 2024 Book Fair Vouchers, $800--Provided 75 students with a $10 voucher for book fair purchases

Trailblazer Reading Award from Beanstack--$100

City of Seneca--$750