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2023 Delaware Teacher of the Year to be Named Next Month

Department of Education | News | Date Posted: Thursday, September 22, 2022


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Twenty of the state’s top teachers will be honored at a celebration on Oct. 11, when one of them will be named Delaware’s 2023 Teacher of the Year.

 

The candidates were nominated by their districts or the Delaware Charter Network during the 2022 calendar year because of their superior ability to inspire students with a love of learning, exemplary demonstration of professional traits and strong sense of dedication and devotion to teaching.

 

Each nominee submitted a detailed application exemplifying his or her teaching philosophy. Five Delaware Department of Education staff members independently evaluate each application. A former Delaware Teacher of the Year and department staff member observe each candidate in the classroom. Taking into consideration the ratings from the application review and observations as well as a recorded presentation by the nominees, another independent panel of non-department judges then selects the one teacher who will serve as the 2023 Delaware Teacher of the Year.

 

The teacher chosen to become the State Teacher of the Year will become Delaware’s nominee in the national program, a project of the Council of Chief State School Officers in partnership with the Voya Foundation.

 

By action of the General Assembly, the Delaware Teacher of the Year will receive a $5,000 grant to use for the educational benefit of his or her students, as well as a personal grant of $3,000.  Additionally, all nominees will receive a $2,000 grant from the state.

The celebration begins with a social hour at 5 p.m. followed by a 6 p.m. dinner at Modern Maturity Center in Dover. The announcement comes at the end of the night. Information about live-streaming will be shared next month. Funding for the award ceremony is provided by a grant from Voya Financial and support from the Delaware General Assembly.

 

The 2023 District/Charter Teachers of the Year are:

 

Appoquinimink: Elizabeth Kelly Koch of Redding Middle (American sign language)

Brandywine: Uchechi Amudipe of Concord High (career and technical education)

Caesar Rodney: Missy Snyder of Welch Elementary (second grade)

Cape Henlopen: Rony Flechier of Cape Henlopen High (mathematics)

Capital: Amy Bowen of North Dover Elementary (fourth grade)

Charter Network: Daniel Primiani of Academia Antonia Alonso (social studies)

Christina: Jennifer Cohen of the Brennen School (special education)

Colonial: Beth Twardus of McCullough Middle (mathematics)

Delmar: Mary Pierce-Cass of Delmar High (science)

Indian River: Jennah Truitt of Lord Baltimore Elementary (kindergarten)

Lake Forest: Lindsey Saxton of Lake Forest High (agricultural science)

Laurel: Erin Razzano of Laurel Middle (English language arts)

Milford:  Ashley Lockwood of Lulu Ross Elementary (fifth grade)

New Castle County Vo-Tech: Greta K. Humphrey of Delcastle Technical High (special education)

POLYTECH: Amanda Waggoner of POLYTECH High (Spanish)

Red Clay Consolidated: Terri T. Pruitt of Cab Calloway School of the Arts (English language arts)

Seaford: Kiara Briggs of Blades Elementary (kindergarten)

Smyrna: Lindsey Alexitch of Smyrna High (social studies)

Sussex Tech: Matthew Lewis of Sussex Technical High (social studies)

Woodbridge: Sarah Burress of Phillis Wheatley Elementary (fourth grade)

Find photographs of the honorees here.

 

Media contact: Alison May, alison.may@doe.k12.de.us, 302-735-4006

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2023 Delaware Teacher of the Year to be Named Next Month

Department of Education | News | Date Posted: Thursday, September 22, 2022


DDOE logo - a star rising above an open book

Twenty of the state’s top teachers will be honored at a celebration on Oct. 11, when one of them will be named Delaware’s 2023 Teacher of the Year.

 

The candidates were nominated by their districts or the Delaware Charter Network during the 2022 calendar year because of their superior ability to inspire students with a love of learning, exemplary demonstration of professional traits and strong sense of dedication and devotion to teaching.

 

Each nominee submitted a detailed application exemplifying his or her teaching philosophy. Five Delaware Department of Education staff members independently evaluate each application. A former Delaware Teacher of the Year and department staff member observe each candidate in the classroom. Taking into consideration the ratings from the application review and observations as well as a recorded presentation by the nominees, another independent panel of non-department judges then selects the one teacher who will serve as the 2023 Delaware Teacher of the Year.

 

The teacher chosen to become the State Teacher of the Year will become Delaware’s nominee in the national program, a project of the Council of Chief State School Officers in partnership with the Voya Foundation.

 

By action of the General Assembly, the Delaware Teacher of the Year will receive a $5,000 grant to use for the educational benefit of his or her students, as well as a personal grant of $3,000.  Additionally, all nominees will receive a $2,000 grant from the state.

The celebration begins with a social hour at 5 p.m. followed by a 6 p.m. dinner at Modern Maturity Center in Dover. The announcement comes at the end of the night. Information about live-streaming will be shared next month. Funding for the award ceremony is provided by a grant from Voya Financial and support from the Delaware General Assembly.

 

The 2023 District/Charter Teachers of the Year are:

 

Appoquinimink: Elizabeth Kelly Koch of Redding Middle (American sign language)

Brandywine: Uchechi Amudipe of Concord High (career and technical education)

Caesar Rodney: Missy Snyder of Welch Elementary (second grade)

Cape Henlopen: Rony Flechier of Cape Henlopen High (mathematics)

Capital: Amy Bowen of North Dover Elementary (fourth grade)

Charter Network: Daniel Primiani of Academia Antonia Alonso (social studies)

Christina: Jennifer Cohen of the Brennen School (special education)

Colonial: Beth Twardus of McCullough Middle (mathematics)

Delmar: Mary Pierce-Cass of Delmar High (science)

Indian River: Jennah Truitt of Lord Baltimore Elementary (kindergarten)

Lake Forest: Lindsey Saxton of Lake Forest High (agricultural science)

Laurel: Erin Razzano of Laurel Middle (English language arts)

Milford:  Ashley Lockwood of Lulu Ross Elementary (fifth grade)

New Castle County Vo-Tech: Greta K. Humphrey of Delcastle Technical High (special education)

POLYTECH: Amanda Waggoner of POLYTECH High (Spanish)

Red Clay Consolidated: Terri T. Pruitt of Cab Calloway School of the Arts (English language arts)

Seaford: Kiara Briggs of Blades Elementary (kindergarten)

Smyrna: Lindsey Alexitch of Smyrna High (social studies)

Sussex Tech: Matthew Lewis of Sussex Technical High (social studies)

Woodbridge: Sarah Burress of Phillis Wheatley Elementary (fourth grade)

Find photographs of the honorees here.

 

Media contact: Alison May, alison.may@doe.k12.de.us, 302-735-4006

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