Inside RIDE
Public Schools
Learning
Teachers & Administrators
Students, Families & Community
Hide Menus
 Office of Educator Quality and Certification:
EQAC@ride.ri.gov
Mary Keenan
Mary.Keenan@ride.ri.gov
Office of Educator Quality and Certification Print This Page
E D U C A T O R   R E C O G N I T I O N
 

RIDE coordinates the selection and recognition of four award programs: the Milken Family Foundation Educator Awards; Rhode Island Teacher of the Year; the Presidential Awards in Mathematics and Science; and Principal of the Year.

NEW!!  See "Award Information" tab below for updated application information on the Rhode Island Teacher of the Year award!
Contact:  Mary Keenan - Mary.Keenan@ride.ri.gov or Phone: 401-222-8497

NEW!! RIDE Seeking Recommendations for Rhode Island Educator Pool -
Click here for the forms and more information!

 

Award Recipients

Award Information

Application Information
   
Rhode Island 2012 Teacher of the Year - Julie Lima Boyle

Julie Lima Boyle is a secondary English language Arts teacher at Coventry High School. She has taught for 12 years as an English teacher.  Her commitment to teaching excellence stemmed from her love of the written word and a desire to inspire and share words, both written and spoken, with her students.  Julie participated in a summer writing institute hosted by the Rhode Island Writing Project, which helped to drive her participation in service-oriented and group activities.  Julie has designed and implemented professional development opportunities for her colleagues as well as written and earned a Perkins grant to facilitate a six week book study to support teachers in developing strategies to motivate students to write.  She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Political Science from Rhode Island College and a Master of Arts degree from Rhode Island College.

Click here to read more...

 

What does Julie do as Teacher of the Year?
Click here to see Julie's schedule and travelogue.

Lessons Learned, Lessons Shared
Click here to see Julie's favorite instructional strategies.


Rhode Island Teachers of the Year - 1964-2012

Click here to view all RI Teachers of the Year.


 

NEW!!  Rhode Island Teacher of the Year Expanded Program

The Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) has expanded the Teacher of the Year Program for many reasons:
  • recognize our state’s teachers who represent the educator’s within Rhode Island schools
  • reward talent and dedication of our state Teacher of the Year (ST-TOY) and district Teachers of the Year (DTOYs) in visible and meaningful ways
  • provide more opportunities and experiences for the winning teachers
  • encourage and model excellence among all educators
  • promote the importance and value of the teaching profession
  • support for the DTOYs throughout the year

Another important component of the expanded Rhode Island Teacher of the Year Program is the additional support that DTOYs will receive.

  • As a cohort, DTOYs will meet three to four times during their year of service as DTOYs to share ideas and also receive support from RIDE in how to complete the state TOY application.
  • RIDE is eager to offer this opportunity for DTOYs to gather together to discuss educational issues at both the local and national levels, and prepare for the state interview process.
  • The goal in offering this year- long support group is to encourage and support teachers in pursuing the state TOY title.  Participation in this opportunity will be optional.
  • The newly named 2012-2013 DTOYs will be the first to benefit from a year of support in completing the state application and will have the option to apply for the state title in 2014.

For more information on the expansion, please read this document.

*For the 2012 selection of the state TOY, the selection panel will choose from among the teachers who submitted applications in 2011.  The D-TOYs from 2012-2013 school- year will have the opportunity to apply for the St-TOY and represent Rhode Island in March of 2014.

History of the Award

The Teacher of the Year Award Program was initiated in 1952 by President Dwight D. Eisenhower to bring recognition to the importance of teachers as nurturers of the "American Dream." His intention to honor all teachers by the selection of a representative teacher from each state would find completion in the yearly choice of a National Teacher of the Year. Through an organized and varied selection process involving classroom teachers, school administrators, state officials, students, parents, and business representatives, each state and U. S. Protectorate nominates its own Teacher of the Year.
 
   
Last year, throughout the state, 25 districts selected and honored teachers as their District-TOY.  This year, RIDE is encouraging all districts to identify a district teacher of the year (D-TOY) and submit his/her name to the Office of Educator Quality and Certification.  We recommend that you establish a committee and protocol to help in the selection process. 

Two sample applications are provided for you to review.  Each district is asked to submit either the District TOY Application OR the District TOY Profile Sheet.  This will provide RIDE with the D-TOY’s contact information for future engagements and notifications. 

The district TOY applications are due April 13, 2012.
Sample District TOY Application
Sample District TOY Profile Sheet
 

Award Recipients

Award Information
   
2012 Milken Educator Award Winner - Michael J. Lobdell

Michael J. Lobdell is the Milken Family Foundation 2011 Milken Educator Award winner.  Lobdell is a science teacher at Pilgrim High School in Warwick.  Lobdell has been a science teacher in the Warwick schools for the past six years, where he has taught general science and biology.  In the summer, he works with Rhode Island College on a summer program for high-school students, who do professional research in DNA theory.  He created and staffs on a volunteer basis an afterschool “homework club” for students at Pilgrim High School.  Lobdell holds a bachelor’s degree in zoology and a master’s degree in education from Rhode Island College.

Click here to read the news release...

   

Public Outreach as the 2012 Milken Award Winner
Click here to see some of the events Michael participates in.

State and School Programs/Committees
Click here to see Michael's involvement in the education community.



Collaboration with Veteran Milken Awardees and Other Projects
Click here to see Michael's current projects.

 

Past Recipients of the Milken Educator Award

Click here to view all RI Milken Award Winners.


 

Milken Educators of Rhode Island - www.mff.org  

The Milken Family Foundation National Educator Awards program provides public recognition and financial rewards to teachers, principals, and other education professionals who are furthering excellence in education. 

The goals of the program are:
  • to celebrate and reward educators making a sustained, creative and substantive contribution to the education of elementary and secondary school children
  • to foster the active professional development and career enhancement of Milken Educators and other professionals
  • to encourage Milken Educators to help shape educational policies that influence their classrooms and schools
  • to elevate the teaching profession by increasing public recognition of and support for outstanding educators and successful school programs
  • to encourage talented men and women to enter the field of education

Awards are presented to elementary (grades K-6) educators and secondary (grades 7-12) educators in alternate years.

Each Milken Educator Award carries with it an unrestricted award of $25,000.

Milken Educator Awards are announced in the fall and celebrated at banquets hosted by the foundation in each state. These celebrations are attended by the honorees' families, local school administrators, community leaders, the state's chief of education and frequently its governor. These events are an important part of the program since a major goal is to honor educators publicly.
 

Award Information

Award Recipients
 
The National Science Foundation (NSF) administers the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching (PAESMT) for the White House, which began the program in 1983 to improve teaching in mathematics and the sciences. This prestigious national awards program is intended to increase status and rewards for demonstrated professionalism, including leadership, in the areas of mathematics and science teaching so that individuals of high quality will be encouraged to enter and remain in the field of teaching. Elementary-level teachers have been included in the program since 1990. Each year, the program honors outstanding mathematics and science teachers throughout the United States and its territories in recognition of:
  • high-quality classroom performance;
  • the effects teachers have on students; and
  • the teacher's personal and professional goals.

During its first decade, the PAESMT program has received significant favorable national attention and recognition while expanding its scope to embrace elementary-school teachers as well as middle/secondary-school teachers of mathematics and science.

After a rigorous state-level screening and selection process, the state finalists are again screened at the national level before 216 Presidential Awardees are named to represent the states, territories, and jurisdictions covered by the PAESMT program.
 
 
1999 State Level Presidential Award Recipients
Year Area Name School District
1999 Elementary Mathematics Mariann C. Hayward Peace Dale Elementary School South Kingstown
  Secondary Mathematics Catherine M. Boutin John F. Deering Middle School West Warwick
 
 		 Lynn Rakatansky Riverside Junior High School East Providence
 
 		 Eric V. Simonian Toll Gate High School Warwick
  Elementary Science Elizabeth D. Angelotti Clayville Elementary School Scituate
 
 		 Brenda M. Engstrom Robertson Elementary School Warwick
 
 		 Marilyn I. Remick Norwood Avenue School Cranston
  Secondary Science Tracy Bailey-Gates East Greenwich High School East Greenwich
 
 		 Christine C. Johnson Cumberland High School Cumberland
 
 		 Anna M. Saccoccio Nathaniel Greene Middle School Providence

 

Award Information

Award Recipients
 
Each year, the Rhode Island Association for School Principals (RIASP) nominates and selects outstanding administrators for awards in five categories:
  • High School Principal of the Year
  • Middle School Principal of the Year
  • Elementary School Principal of the Year
  • Assistant Principal of the Year
  • Outstanding First Year Principal

The Rhode Island Association of School Principals selects these administrators based on their successful practice as administrators in meeting the needs of their students, faculty, communities, schools, and districts.  The Principal of the Year award and the Assistant Principal of the Year award are part of national awards selection processes.  The MetLife/NASSP National Principal of the Year award program annually recognizes outstanding school leaders who have succeeded in providing high-quality learning opportunities for students.  These principals are acknowledged by their peers for the exemplary contributions they have made to the profession.  The program honors school principals who have demonstrated excellence in collaborative leadership; curriculum, instruction, and assessment; and personalization.  The NASSP/Virco National Assistant Principal of the Year program recognizes outstanding middle level and high school assistant principals who have demonstrated success in leadership, curriculum and personalization.

For more information on the Principal of the Year awards, please go the RIASP web site: http://www.riasp.org/awards/.
 
 
High School Principals of the Year
Year Name School District
2011 Dennis Mullen Pilgrim High School Warwick
2010 Patricia DiCenso Rogers High School Newport
2009 Daniel Warner Narragansett High School Narragansett
2008 Robert Littlefield Portsmouth High School Portsmouth


Middle School Principals of the Year
Year Name School District
2011 Thomas Barbieri Hugh B. Bain Middle School Cranston
2010 Michael Almeida Alan Shawn Feinstein Middle School Coventry
2009 Lawrence Filippelli Scituate Middle School Scituate
2008 Michael Carbone Kickemuit Middle School Bristol Warren


Elementary Principals of the Year
Year Name School District
2011 Debra Zepp Matunuck Elementary School South Kingstown
2010 Christopher Kennedy Nayatt School Barrington
2009 Nancy Nettik West Kingston Elementary School South Kingstown
2008 Michael Lazzareschi Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. School Providence


Assistant Principals of the Year
Year Name School District
2011 Christen MaGill North Providence High School North Providence
2010 Jaime Crowley Mt. Hope High School Bristol Warren
2009 Kim Granato Birchwood Middle School North Providence
2008 John LaFauci Dr. Edward A. Ricci Middle School North Providence


Rhode Island Outstanding First Year Principals
Year Name School District
2010 Steven Morrone Ashaway Elementary School Chariho
2009 Gail Dandurand Narragansett Elementary School Narraganasett
2008 Melissa Marino Wawaloam Elementary School Exeter-West Greenwich
2007 Tracey McGee Colt Andrews School Bristol Warren
2007 Michael Hobin Coventry High School Coventry

 
Disclaimer | Site Map | Print Page | Comments / Corrections
2006 Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. All rights reserved.
Please contact webmaster@ride.ri.gov with questions or comments about this Web site.
Rhode Island Department of Education 255 Westminster Street Providence, RI 02903 401.222.4600

Site Best Viewed at 1024x768
 
Download Adobe Reader