MONROE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT OFFICIALS ANNOUNCE 1 OF 14 NOMINATED EDUCATORS AS INCLUSION TEACHER OF THE YEAR

MONROE COUNTY, Fla. – School District officials announced 1 of 14 teachers as the Inclusion Teacher of the year. The Inclusion Teacher of the Year, or ITOY, focuses on how the teacher has intentionally devoted his or her efforts to ensuring that every student feels included within the classroom setting. The process included a letter of recommendation for a teacher from each of the public schools from the principal, and required the teachers to answer questions about their greatest accomplishments in working with students in need of exceptional education.

The following teachers were nominated:

Jan Mulvihill | Key Largo School (Elementary)

Laura Barker | Plantation Key School (Elementary)

Saudhi Wise | Plantation Key School (Middle)

Mike Hughes | Coral Shores High School

Mary Coleman | Marathon Middle School

Jeff Cox | Marathon High School

Angela White | Stanley Switlik School

Michelle Ryan | Sugarloaf School (Elementary)

Victoria Fairbrother-Smith | Sugarloaf School (Middle)

Kaitlin O’Connell | Gerald Adams Elementary School

Lynly Hill | Poinciana Elementary School

Sam Hall | Horace O’Bryant (Middle)

Ricky Ridenour | Key West High School

Elaine Nosser | Key West Collegiate Academy

Officials surprised one of the nominees on Friday, April 7th, 2017. The ITOY for the 2016-2017 school year is Michelle Ryan, a first grade teacher at Sugarloaf Elementary School. Ryan and the nominees will receive stipends for their work for the District as Inclusion Teachers. The Monroe County School District serves approximately 8,800 students throughout the upper, middle, lower keys, and Key West.  The accredited school district consists of ten public schools, six charter schools, and alternative and virtual schools. For more information about the District and its mission, visit www.keysschools.com.

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