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Top Early Childhood Educator Honors For Tate High’s Ralph, Student Honors For Reich

Linda Ralph of Tate High School has been recognized as the Early Childhood Education (ECE) Academy Instructor of the Year.

Ralph works with each student to ensure each child can achieve a national industry certification, a Child Development Associate (CDA).  In her academy, students train in schools and daycare centers where the students get paid for their work. Ralph also had a group of ECE Academy students who won gold  and bronze medals at the state SkillsUSA competition.

“We are very excited for Ms. Ralph and for the students,” said Escambia County School Superintendent Malcolm Thomas. “Linda has a great impact on preparing her students to enter the early childhood work force.  Many of these students will eventually be teaching in Escambia District classrooms.”

A Tate High ECE on-the-job training student, Shelly Reich, was also honored as an Early Childhood Education Academy Student of the Year.

“She is an excellent student and employee,” Ralph said of Reich, who worked at the Creative School Age Child Care facility. “A real quality young person.”