Helping family members helped Clytus realize true calling

Seeing how her mother made a difference in the lives of children as a volunteer and substitute teacher inspired Jennifer Clytus. Tutoring family members and teaching Sunday School also made her realize her own calling into education.

After teaching nearly seven years at Leaphart Elementary, Jennifer recently joined the Office of Federal and State Accountability with the State Department of Education.

“This position allows me to take my knowledge about best teaching practices and apply it to helping students, teachers, and Administrators in schools across the State of South Carolina,” she said. At Southern Wesleyan, small class sizes and close relationships with classmates and professors made Clytus feel part of a big family. Jennifer also gained skills in research and technology, which she relies on in her current job. She plans to continue her education with doctoral work in the near future.

At the end of the 2007-’08 school year, Jennifer was named Teacher of the Year at Leaphart Elementary School in Irmo, S.C.