Teachers of the Year to Visit Legislative Hall
---State Teacher of the Year, joined by district winners, to address legislators ---
Who: 2011 State Teacher of the Year Joe Masiello and Delaware’s 2011 district Teachers of the Year
What: Teachers addressing legislators on Race to the Top and other education issues in Delaware as lawmakers vote on a concurrent resolution honoring the educators
When: 2 p.m. Thursday, March 24, 2011
Where: Legislative Hall in Dover (will begin in House chamber then move to Senate)
Why: 2011 State Teacher of the Year Joe Masiello, joined by many of the 2011 district Teachers of the Year, will address lawmakers Thursday to talk about how the state’s reform efforts under Delaware’s Race to the Top plan are playing out in the state’s classrooms. The visit comes as the state nears the one-year anniversary of its top-place finish for the federal competitive grant. Delaware is receiving $119 million over four years to implement an ambitious plan to raise achievement of students across the state.
Resolution sponsors are Sen. David Sokola and Rep. Teresa Schooley, who chair the Senate and House’s respective education committees.
The teachers will be available for media interviews following the visit.
The 2011 District Teachers of the Year are:
School District |
Teacher |
School |
Grade/Subject |
|
Appoquinimink |
Abby Shubert |
Middletown High School |
Grade 11 English |
|
Brandywine |
Barbara Stein Rosen |
Maple Lane Elementary School |
Grade 5 |
|
Caesar Rodney |
Catherine DiBenedetto |
Caesar Rodney High School |
Grades 9-12 Agriscience |
|
Cape Henlopen |
Kathryn DelCampo |
Mariner Middle School |
Grade 8 Mathematics |
|
Capital |
Melissa White |
Central Middle School |
Grade 8 Mathematics |
|
Christina |
Joyce Nerlinger |
Albert H. Jones Elementary School |
Grades K-5 Art |
|
Colonial |
Beth Greenstein |
William Penn High School |
Grades 9-12 English to Speakers of Other Languages; English |
|
Delmar |
Lorrie Sonnier |
Delmar High School |
Grade 12 English |
|
Indian River |
Marjorie Worrell |
Indian River High School |
Grade 9 English |
|
Lake Forest |
Pamela Sheldon |
Lake Forest South Elementary School |
Grades K-3 Visual Arts |
|
Laurel |
Christina Gallo |
Laurel High School |
Grades 9-10 Social Studies |
|
Milford |
Amanda Parisi |
Milford High School |
Grades 9-12 English as a Second Language |
|
NCCVT |
Kelly Bench |
Paul M. Hodgson Vo-Tech High School |
Grades 9-10 Social Studies |
|
POLYTECH |
Edward Bittner |
POLYTECH High School |
Grades 10-12 Social Studies |
|
Red Clay |
Joseph Masiello |
Cab Calloway School of the Arts |
Grade 6 English |
|
Seaford |
Courtney White |
Central Elementary School |
Grade 2 |
|
Smyrna |
Mandi Wilson |
North Smyrna Elementary School |
Grade 3 |
|
Sussex Tech |
Sandra Furbush |
Sussex Technical High School |
Grades 9-12 Social Studies |
|
Woodbridge |
Mikki Madden |
Phillis Wheatley Middle School |
Grade 5 |
|
Delaware's Department of Education is committed to promoting the highest quality education
for every Delaware student by providing visionary leadership and superior service.
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Contact Info.
Alison Kepner Delaware Department of Education 401 Federal Street, Suite #2 Dover, Delaware 19901 Phone: (302) 735-4035 Fax: (302) 739-4654 Email: akepner@doe.k12.de.us |
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