Updated:
April
20,
2021
Forty-four
teachers
have
been
nominated
by
school
staff
and
parents
to
be
recognized
as
this
year's
PWCS
Teacher
of
the
Year,
and
eight
principals
have
been
nominated
for
the
PWCS
Principal
of
the
Year
award.
Teacher
nomination
applications
are
evaluated
based
on
award
criteria
including
the
teacher's
ability
to
instill
in
students
a
desire
to
learn
and achieve;
understand
the
individual
needs
of
the
students;
and
demonstrate
a
thorough
knowledge
of
subject
matter,
and
to
share
it
effectively
with
students.
Criteria
for
selection
of
the
Principal
of
the
Year
include
the
ability
to
manage
effectively;
demonstrate
and
encourage
creativity
and
innovation;
foster
cooperation
between
the
school
and
the
community;
encourage
team
spirit;
demonstrate
leadership
and
exemplify
commitment;
and
continue
to
play
an
active
role
in
the
classroom.
Prince
William
County
Public
Schools
will
recognize
nominees
for
these
awards,
as
well
as
educators
who
received
their
National
Board
Certification,
at
an
all-virtual
ceremony
that
will
be
prerecorded
and
made
available
on
Tuesday,
April
27.
The
School
Board
Chairman
At-Large
will
have
an
opportunity
to
be
recorded
as
part
of
the
video
to
provide
remarks
on
behalf
of
the
Board.
The
Outstanding
Educators
Ceremony
is
being
held
virtually
this
year
as
a
result
of
the
COVID-19
social
gathering
limit
required
by
the
state.
The
event
will
be broadcast
on
PWCS-TV
(Comcast
Channel
18
and
Verizon
Fios
Channel
36)
and
can
also
be
viewed
on
the PWCS-TV website.
Congratulations
to
these
World-Class
educators
and
administrators.
Teachers
Nominated
for
Teacher
of
the
Year
Kristi
Abram,
T.
Clay
Wood
Elementary
School
Stephanie
Brown,
Charles
J.
Colgan
Sr.
High
School
Ginger
Budd-Gaspar,
Fred
M.
Lynn
Middle
School
Megan
Buzzard,
Victory
Elementary
School
Lisa
Cahill,
Benton
Middle
School
Cheryl
Clarke,
Osbourn
Park
High
School
Elizabeth
Cudd,
Antietam
Elementary
School
Jamie
Dziuba,
Fred
M.
Lynn
Middle
School
Jennifer
Ellis,
Bull
Run
Middle
School
Caitlin
Farrell,
Rippon
Middle
School
Jessica
Finch,
Marsteller
Middle
School
Danielle
Fink,
Rockledge
Elementary
School
Samantha
Golnek,
Potomac
High
School
Andrew
Grupp,
Fred
M.
Lynn
Middle
School
Joy
Hill,
Battlefield
High
School
Jessica
Hruska,
Unity
Reed
High
School
Rabah
Issa,
Saunders
Middle
School
Kimberly
Jenkins,
Pattie
Elementary
School
Marla
Kozlak,
Bel
Air
Elementary
School
Lindsay
Kraus,
Gainesville
Middle
School
Jessica
LoPresti,
Battlefield
High
School
Siobhan
Lyles,
Mary
Williams
Elementary
School
Lauren
Maula,
Battlefield
High
School
Kelly
McCann,
Forest
Park
High
School
Gregory
McKenzie,
Patriot
High
School
Erin
Merrill,
Pennington
Traditional
School
Stephanie
Mumford,
Pattie
Elementary
School
Jennifer
Nichols,
Covington-Harper
Elementary
School
Patricia
Oddi,
Freedom
High
School
Marieann
Ramirez,
Chris
Yung
Elementary
School
Marc
Romano,
Bull
Run
Middle
School
Rosa
Rosas,
Bel
Air
Elementary
School
Matthew
Schaffer,
Fred
M.
Lynn
Middle
School
Keith
Schubert,
Graham
Park
Middle
School
Sarah
Senio,
Signal
Hill
Elementary
School
Wendy
Sherbert,
Mountain
View
Elementary
School
Ashli
Sims,
Antietam
Elementary
School
Victoria
Smith,
Independence
Nontraditional
School
Wendee
Sukanovich,
Enterprise
Elementary
School
Elizabeth
Summers,
Fred
M.
Lynn
Middle
School
Saburnia
Thistle,
Mountain
View
Elementary
School
Timothy
Vaughan,
Marsteller
Middle
School
Sean
Ward,
Antietam
Elementary
School
Dawn
Williams,
King
Elementary
School
Principals
Nominated
for
Principal
of
the
Year
Adriane
Harrison,
Mountain
View
Elementary
School
Mark
Boyd,
Vaughan
Elementary
School
Mary
Jane
Boynton,
Parkside
Middle
School
Richard
Nichols,
Unity
Reed
High
School
Matthew
Phythian,
Bull
Run
Middle
School
Amy
Schott,
Rockledge
Elementary
School
Julie
Svendsen,
West
Gate
Elementary
School
Eric
Worcester,
The
Nokesville
School
National
Board-Certified
Teachers
Melanie
Costa,
Gar-Field
High
School
Juli
Dempewolf,
Brentsville
District
High
School
Amanda
Esteban,
Battlefield
High
School
Jason
Fox,
C.D.
Hylton
High
School
Rebecca
Frischkorn,
The
Nokesville
School
Tara
Hamner,
Coles
Elementary
School
Cheryl
Miehl,
Brentsville
District
High
School
Jennifer
Nichols,
Covington-Harper
Elementary
School
Brandie
Provenzano,
Battlefield
High
School
Ann
Reighard,
Rosa
Parks
Elementary
School
Amanda
Shaw,
Covington-Harper
Elementary
School
Meghan
Urey,
West
Gate
Elementary
School
Rodney
Wyrick,
Woodbridge
High
School