Congratulations, May '10 Awardee!

Ms. Cheryl Martin - Business Education

“Ms. Martin's classroom instruction establishes high expectations and uses differentiated means to insure success of all her students. She has provided unique learning opportunities this year by partnering with Brandlabs and watching her students deal with real-world advertising."

Positively! Kennedy

2009-10 Teacher of Excellence Recognition Program

Purpose: 1) To identify teachers who exemplify the quality teaching that occurs at Kennedy High School based on the domains used in Charlotte Danielson’s Enhancing Student Achievement. 2) To publicly celebrate the work of the teacher through promotion in staff meetings, website, bulletin board, and TV broadcast

Protocol: Nominations will be requested on a monthly basis from students, teachers, and parents via website and TV broadcast. The administrative team will determine the recipient who will receive a certificate, letter, and gift at the first staff meeting of the month. Each month will have a different focus based on the Danielson domains:

October: Planning and Preparation

November: The Classroom Environment

December: Instruction

January: Professional Responsibilities

February: Use of Student Assessment

March: Planning and Preparation

April: The Classroom Environment

May: Instruction

Action Items:
1) Dean of Students will be responsible for promoting and accepting nominations via mail, web, and voice mail.
2) Admin Team will make choice the last week of the month
3) Media Director will promote the award winner on the available media