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 7, 2019, 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

Nov.-Mar.	Nomination Packets available on the GPS web site (available soon in each school)
March 7, 5:00pm	Deadline for completed nomination packet – submitted in person to the Havemeyer Building/Communications Office
April 23	Distinguished Teachers Award Committee selection of finalists
April 23 (evening)	Candidates, nominators and principals notified by telephone
April 24	Finalists announced at their schools
April 25	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 7	Distinguished Teachers Award Ceremony Location: Central Middle School Auditorium 4:30pm – 5:30pm (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.)

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:

The main emphasis in identifying a distinguished teacher is the quality of the teacher’s work with students. Candidates nominated for the Distinguished Teachers Award should be those who exhibit the qualities which are listed below. It is essential that nominators and seconders cite specific examples of the following qualities:

* 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 (1985-2018)

	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
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	Cecilia Aita Jennifer Benoit Melissa Macchio Brown Stephen Kinner Esra Murray Mary Beth Smith
2012	2011	2010	2009
Christine Begole Andrew Bramante Richard Kurtzman Elizabeth Manning Barbara Brennan Oxer Cynthia Sherwin	Karen Boyea Meredith Daniels Laura Donnelly Karen Foster Nan Nelson Jennifer Preli	Alison Allerton Jessica Baker Rita Baker Charill Pierce Kathleen Steiner Sheri Lyn Wollard	Gretchen Crandall Kathleen Harbort Anne Marie Haymon Aaron Hull Susan Tracey Judy Wren
2008	2007	2006	2005
Karen Anderson Rita Clair Arianne Haley-Banez Camille Fusco Christine Kovac Anthony Mullen	Phyllis Dale Karen Maher-Cochran Mary Ann Murray Christina Shaw Gloria Sprigg Dana Tulotta	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 Susan Valenzi Dwight Wall Erica Wiberg Joanne Zammit Robert Zapor
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