Glen Burnie Educators Named Teacher Of The Year Award Finalists

Glen Burnie MD

25 February, 2021

11:43 AM

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GLEN BURNIE MD — Three high school teachers, a middle school teacher and an elementary school teacher make up the field of five finalists for 2021 Anne Arundel County Public Schools Teacher of the Year, including two from Glen Burnie schools. The finalists and the subjects they teach are: Jing Dai, world languages, Meade High SchoolKellie Goforth, AVID, North County High SchoolSarah Rippeon, language arts, Crofton Middle SchoolJessica Scanlon, first grade, Glendale Elementary SchoolTimothy Stedman, physical education, Crofton High School The following teachers were named finalists for Anne Arundel County Independent Schools Teacher of the Year: Myles Healy, English, St. Mary's High SchoolJacquelyn Touhey, third grade, Rockbridge Academy The teacher of the year finalists will be among 46 Anne Arundel County teachers to be honored at the 35th Annual Excellence in Education Awards Event April 15. The following teacher of the year nominees also will be honored at the event (asterisk indicates semifinalist): Renee Austin, Severna Park Middle SchoolPatricia Bartlett, Benfield Elementary SchoolMeghan Bellarin, Linthicum Elementary School*Bradley Bittinger, Southern High SchoolKathryn Bright, Jacobsville Elementary School*Sonja Bolotin, Monarch AcademyJessica Caldwell, Southern Middle SchoolDionne English Chambers, Pershing Hill Elementary SchoolMegan Creighton, Lothian Elementary SchoolMaria Cummings, Monarch Global AcademyStacey Curry, Arnold Elementary SchoolTerri Duswalt, Crofton Elementary SchoolLauren Ebersberger, Magothy River Middle School*Amanda Glover, fifth grade, St. Paul's Lutheran School*Ashley Godich, Chesapeake High School*Alison Grava, South River High School*Tracey Greenberg, Central Elementary SchoolWendy Hedges, Chesapeake Bay Middle SchoolDeborah Hock, Waugh Chapel Elementary SchoolLelia (Jean) Jackson, Old Mill Middle School SouthDawn Jarman, Tracey's Elementary SchoolFanta Kamara, Old Mill Middle School NorthSamantha Kelly, George T. Cromwell Elementary SchoolKaren Kerr, Solley Elementary SchoolJacob Kruger, Quarterfield Elementary SchoolMolly Lethbridge-Owens, Annapolis Elementary SchoolLisa Maddox, Marley Middle SchoolGregory Mueller, West Meade Early Education CenterMelissa Nauman, Brooklyn Park Elementary SchoolLeah Noreiga, Lindale Middle SchoolCaitlin Oyinlola, Meade Middle School*Melissa Quigley, Broadneck High School*Caroline Roskam, Windsor Farm Elementary SchoolSebastian Serrano, Annapolis High School*Lori Stuart, Four Seasons Elementary School*Marcus Villano, Bates Middle SchoolJenna Weckel, Shady Side Elementary SchoolSara Wagner, Folger McKinsey Elementary School*Rebecca West, Crofton Woods Elementary School AACPS has had two recent Maryland Teacher of the Year winners, Teresa Beilstein of South Shore Elementary School (2020) and Josh Carroll of South River High School (2018). AACPS teachers of the year have also been finalists for Maryland Teacher of the Year in five of the last six years.