Nominate a Teacher...for a Distinguished Teachers Award
The Distinguished Teachers Awards Committee, Inc. is a nonprofit organization established in 1984 to recognize and celebrate excellence among the dedicated teaching staff of the Greenwich Public Schools. The Committee is comprised of approximately 20 members and is a balance of representatives from the Greenwich Education Association (teachers), the Greenwich Organization of School Administrators, PTA Council (parents), and Board of Education, and members of the community. Members serve a three-year term. The awardees are selected based solely on the written information provided in each candidate’s Nomination Packet.
- DTA Nomination Packets - 2020 Packets
- Important Dates for 2020 DTA Program
- DTA Eligibility Requirements
- Distinguished Teachers 1985 - 2019
DTA Nomination Packets - 2020 Packets
Nomination Directions (English)
Nomination Directions (Spanish)
REQUIRED FORMS As part of the Distinguished Teachers Awards (DTA) Nomination Packet, each Distinguished Teacher Candidate, the Nominator and Seconders must complete the relevant forms below and as described in the Nomination Instruction Packet above - click on links below to download the Word document. Please complete the form in the Word format and submit with the completed Nomination Packet.
(Nominators are responsible for collecting and submitting all forms for DTA Nomination by March 12, 2020, 5:00 p.m.)
Form I - Information Form (Completed by Nominator) -- English | Spanish
Form II - Acknowledgement Form (Completed by Candidate) -- English | Spanish
Form III - Resume Form (Completed by Candidate) -- English | Spanish
Form IV - Response to Criteria Form for Teacher Candidate (Completed by Candidate) -- English | Spanish
Form V - Writing Prompt Form (Completed by Candidate) -- English | Spanish
Form VI - Response to Criteria Form for Nominator/Seconder (Completed by Nominator/Seconder) -- English | Spanish
Form VII - Response to Criteria Form for Nominator/Seconder (Completed by Nominator/Seconder) -- English | Spanish
Form VIII - Response to Criteria Form for Nominator/Seconder (Completed by Nominator/Seconder) -- English | Spanish
Important Dates for 2020 DTA Program
Nov.-Mar. |
Nomination Packets available on the GPS web site (available soon in each school)
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March 12, 5:00pm |
Deadline for completed nomination packet – submitted in person to the Havemeyer Building/Communications Office
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April 21 |
Distinguished Teachers Award Committee selection of finalists
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April 21 (evening) |
Candidates, nominators and principals notified by telephone
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April 22 |
Finalists announced at their schools
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April 23 | Finalists are presented at the Board of Education meeting at Riverside School by the Chairman of the DTAC. Finalists also attend a dinner at Riverside School with the Board members prior to the meeting; photographs are taken. (Nominators, seconders, colleagues and family members are encouraged to attend the Board of Ed. Meeting.) |
May 5 |
Distinguished Teachers Award Ceremony (Nominators will present their candidate in a brief introduction, no more than one minute. Finalists are asked to make a very brief acceptance speech. Seconders, colleagues and family members are encouraged to attend the ceremony.) |
DTA Eligibility Requirements
For complete eligibility and criteria information, review the Nomination Packet Instructions available annually in December.
To be eligible for the award, a nominee must:
• be a full-time* staff member** who teaches in the Greenwich Public Schools
• have completed at least five (5) years of teaching
• have completed at least three (3) years of teaching in the Greenwich Public Schools
• be an employee in good standing
(Previous award recipients are not eligible for re-nomination.)
* equal to or greater than 0.5
**any member of the GEA, including teachers, social workers, guidance counselors, and school psychologists
Nominations may be made by anyone representing one of the following categories; the seconders must represent the remaining two categories:
• one professional colleague, currently employed by the Greenwich Public Schools
• one administrator, currently employed by the Greenwich Public Schools
• one parent/student/other current community member
(Members of the Distinguished Teachers Award Committee may not nominate or second a nomination.)
Only one nomination packet per candidate will be accepted. We will accept the first nomination submitted; any subsequent nominations for the same candidate will not be accepted.
Criteria of a Distinguished Teacher:
* Inspires enthusiasm, expects students to take responsibility for their own learning, and elicits a high level of achievement from students in relation to their individual abilities
* Demonstrates and continues to pursue a high mastery of subject matter and best practices for instruction
* Has the respect of students, parents and colleagues
* Communicates well with parents and students
* Collaborates and makes contributions to improve overall student achievement within the classroom
* Makes contributions to improve the school and/or the District beyond the classroom
For questions about nominations or procedures, please contact the Communications Office at the Havemeyer Building at 203-625-7415 or kim_eves@greenwich.k12.ct.us.
Distinguished Teachers 1985 - 2019
Distinguished Teachers (1985-2019)
2019 | 2018 | 2017 | |
Sean Harriman Crystal Kitselman Katharine Miserocchi Megan Ostruzka Chris Anne Powers Karrie Vale |
Karen Ball Lisa Giometti Michele Giorlando DeRosa Frank Kovac Eleanor Ritch Meagan White |
Stephen Babyak Victoria Cappiali Michael Galatioto Erin Randall Bridget Suvansri Diane Taylor |
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2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 |
Ana Chejin-Danielsen Julie Cofone Sarah Harris Sarah Goldin Jeannine Madoff Ian Tiedemann |
Cathy Byrne Luz Desrouilleres Richard Crawford Maryann Franchella Maryann Jagodzinski Diana Willie |
Mara Adelsberg
Cheryl Iozzo
Sheri McGowan
James M. Micik
Robert Walsh
Lin Yuan Young
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Cecilia Aita
Jennifer Benoit
Melissa Macchio Brown
Stephen Kinner
Esra Murray
Mary Beth Smith
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2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 |
Christine Begole |
Karen Boyea |
Alison Allerton |
Gretchen Crandall |
2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 |
Karen Anderson |
Phyllis Dale |
Nan Barrett Liz Black William Bogardus Charles DiSapio Karen Harris Robert Wilson |
Mary Fike Diane Garofalo Cathy Mayo Gene Schmidt Patrick Taylor Julie Wang |
2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 |
Andrea Abbott Rae Baczek Elaine Casale Karen Nagy Alice Neal Jonathan Smith |
Donna Conway Mark Epstein Courtney Hawes Brenda Macri Karen Riordan Medard Thomas |
Margot Bittenbender Jean Di Vincenzo Mariko Iwai Georgia Tedla Curtis Tipton John Whalen |
Michael Batcheller Alisa Lewis Jane Niwa Kathryn Onofrio Susan Whalen John Yoon |
2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 |
Susan Batcheller Valerie Bolling Barbara O'Neill Francis Pierce II Susan Striker Louise Williamson |
Kenneth Alcorn A. Ray Hamilton Patricia Kohn Frederic Stewart Carole Tierney Doreen Zahn |
Nancy-Anne Fitzgibbons Ledell Mulvaney Mary Pierce Barbara Schutzman Steve Rosenberg Judith Fell Woods |
Emma Oberheuser |
1996 | 1995 | 1994 | 1993 |
Christine Anderson Joan Beiser William Dinnean Carolyn Gilbert Barbara Gotch Carol Sutton |
Daniel Barrett Anne Gilhuly Chris Kazanas Susan Lickwar Judith Petersen Caralliene Westbrook |
Frank Arnone Lissa Bentley Victor Mazmanian Paul Rosenblum Marcie Schoenfeld Jerry Snyder |
Jory Lockwood Gail Montgomery Philip Nobile Sara Reilly Candace Robinson Janet Stroble |
1992 | 1991 | 1990 | 1989 |
John Boyton Jane Carlin Susan Hart Dena Phelps Carmel Signa Martha Taylor |
Brigid Barry William Bechem Elinor Carr Richard Kohn Jane Kahn Camilla Rogers |
Joan Lowe Terrence Lowe Julie Machen Mary Seitzer Lee Spong Steve Wallerstein |
Joel Adelberg Dolores Kenny Ralph Pettie Richard Piotrzkowski Carol Rosenberg Ardith Williams |
1988 | 1987 | 1986 | 1985 |
Martha Awdziewicz Carmelita Brooks Marjorie Klar Harry Kropp Kenneth Lyon Lorraine Termini |
Esther Bushell Christine Gunn Jeanete Hotchkiss George Mathes Anne Modugno Harold Trachtenburg |
Elizabeth Hughes Shirle Janowich Mary Livezey Marilyn Maxwell David Ross Lynn Washington |
Ellwood Autuori Kathy Barnes Josephine Frame Lois Hebert Barbara Lewis Betsy Perna-Smith |