From Deanna Isaac, Carriacou Hillsborough, Carriacou- October 7th, 2009- A Carriacou educator has won a major regional teaching award. Veronica Lawrence, a Grade 3 teacher at Hillsborough Government School, copped a Teacher of Excellence Award from the Caribbean Centre of Excellence for Teacher Training (CCETT). Mrs. Lawrence was part of a delegation of five awardees from Grenada and Carriacou who travelled to Dominica to attend the Caribbean Centre of Excellence for Teacher Training (CCETT) presentation ceremony. The Caribbean Centre of Excellence for Teacher Training project began nationwide in 2004 at 18 schools, including Hillsborough Government School and Petite Martinique Roman Catholic. Reading Specialist for Carriacou and Petite Martinique, Michelle Coy, plays a critical role in monitoring the programme to ensure its success. The CCETT project, funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and administered by the University of the West Indies, aims to reduce illiteracy and underachievement in schools through teacher-training and improved reading and writing instruction. In 2007-2008 post-test results, Mrs. Lawrence’s Grade 3 students achieved a class average of 86%, one of the best performances nationally. In fact, in the test of 2006-2007, one student earned a perfect score. Among those who have congratulated Mrs. Lawrence on receiving her teaching award is the staff of the Ministry of Carriacou and Petite Martinique Affairs led by Senator the Hon. George Prime.