Intermediate School Educators Honored
Westfield Public Schools
Edison Intermediate School French teacher Kate Young and Roosevelt Intermediate School Language Arts teacher Erika Broadbent have been recognized as outstanding intermediate school educators by the Optimist Club of Westfield.
The Optimist Club, a not-for-profit service organization that supports youth and the community, presents an award annually to two Westfield intermediate school educators – one each from Edison and Roosevelt. The Intermediate School Outstanding Teacher Award was established in 1998 by the Optimist Club to give deserving credit to intermediate school teachers.
“We are grateful to the Optimist Club for creating this opportunity to recognize our teachers who are dedicated to providing an educationally stimulating and supporting environment during this critical stage of adolescence,” says Superintendent Dr. Raymond González. “On behalf of the Board of Education and our entire school community, I congratulate Mrs. Broadbent and Mrs. Young on this important recognition.”
Letters of nomination express appreciation to Broadbent for her warmth, caring, and sense of humor as a teacher who “puts all her effort into helping her students.”
Young is lauded as an energized teacher who “incorporates activities that make classes engaging and fun” and who sets the bar high for her students while always treating them with respect.
The selection committee consisted of Optimist Club members, Edison principal Dr. Matthew Bolton, Roosevelt principal Brian Gechtman, and previous award recipients.
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