Ashley Shultz

Carteret County Public Schools

Ashley Schultz earned dual Bachelor of Science degrees in Elementary Education and Political Science from Southern Connecticut State University in 2010, and a Master of Education degree in Special Education from Western Governor’s University in 2015. She also earned National Board Certification for Teachers (NBCT) in Exceptional Children (EC) Birth-21+: General Curriculum in 2019.

During her educational career Ashley has been recognized for several awards. She was selected as the Morehead City Middle School Teacher of the Year for the 2018-2019 school year. She was also recognized as the Carteret County Exceptional Children Educator of Excellence for 2019. Ashley received the 2021 Alpha Delta Kappa grant for her project titled, “Touch Math – Filling in the Gaps for Struggling Learners,” and has been awarded several donorschoose.org grants to supply her exceptional children’s classroom with a whiteboard kidney table, flexible seating, and other fidgets.

Ashley has served several school communities as an exceptional children’s teacher, elementary education teacher, and exceptional children’s chair. She has assisted in developing Carteret County School district’s research-based training for newly hired EC personnel. Ashley previously taught regular education in grades one and four, and exceptional children grades K-5. Prior to being accepted to the East Carolina University (ECU) Pirate Leadership Academy, she served as an EC teacher and EC chair at Morehead City Middle School.

As an ECU Pirate Leadership Academy Principal Fellow, Ashley hopes to build on her leadership skills to better serve families, students, and staff within her community. She also looks forward to building valuable connections with and providing support to all stakeholders in her new administrative role.

Her favorite quotes are, “One child, one teacher, one pen, and one book can change the world,” –Malala Yousafzai, and “Every child deserves a champion: an adult who will never give up on them, who understands the power of connection and insists they become the best they can possibly be.” –Rita Pierson