The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Board of Education recently recognized eight tenured teachers as recipients of the 2018-2019 Governor’s Educator of the Year Awards as well as six staff members who have been identified as recipients of the Governor’s Educational Services Professional of the Year Awards, among them are a distinguished Reading Recovery teacher, outstanding classroom aides and a wonderful school nurse.
The following teachers and staff members were recognized by the Board: Brunner School: Amie Berlant (4th grade teacher) and Jessica Brzezinski (Classroom aide); Coles School: Tara Mann (Spanish teacher grades 2 to 4); Evergreen School: Jordan Gray (Kindergarten teacher) and Linda Pearl (Classroom aide); McGinn School: Christine Donnelly (Special Education teacher) and Donna Bachi (Reading Recovery teacher); School One: Charity Morris (SOS Math and Gifted & Talented teacher) and Venessa White (Classroom aide); Park Middle School: Peggy Brown (Science teacher) and Kourtni Fortune (Classroom aide); Terrill Middle School: Tracy Galen (Special Education teacher) and Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School: Amy Rutkowski (Special Education teacher) and Lisa McNally (Nurse).
In addition, the following educators have been selected by the New Jersey Department of Education as “2018 New Jersey Exemplary Elementary Educators”: Colleen Haubert, Evergreen School Principal; Joseph Roskin, 5th grade teacher at Terrill Middle School; and Allison McGee, 3rd grade teacher at McGinn School.
(above) Scotch Plains-Fanwood Board of Education recognized the 2018-2019 Governor’s Educator of the Year Award winners the Governor’s Educational Services Professional of the Year Award winners.
photo by Scotch Plains-Fanwood Public Schools
