Spirit of Â鶹¹û¶³ 2014: Michael Dragoni
Michael Dragoni has a long academic association with Â鶹¹û¶³. He earned his bachelor’s in art education followed by a master’s in educational leadership, and is currently enrolled in the doctoral program in teacher leadership.
Dragoni teaches in Â鶹¹û¶³â€™s Summer Science and Robotics program. As the art teacher at Buder Elementary in the Ritenour School District, he is a recipient of the district’s First Class Teacher Award, and recently received a $67,992 grant from the St. Louis-based Innovative Technology Education Fund to introduce technology into his classroom.