Christie Palladino, a biomedical sciences teacher at Aiken County Career and Technology Center, was named the 2027 South Carolina Teacher of the Year.
She was honored at the South Carolina Department of Education’s Gala in the Garden at the Governor’s Mansion in Columbia on April 23. BMW Manufacturing, the program’s premier sponsor, presented Pallandio with the keys to a brand-new BMW at the annual event.
Palladino will drive the new 2026 BMW X5 sDrive40i across the state over the next year as South Carolina’s public education ambassador. Max Metcalf, manager of government and community relations at BMW Manufacturing, said great educators help shape South Carolina’s future…