Reading Teacher Named Southington's Top Educator For 2023-24

Southington Public Schools

SOUTHINGTON, CT — The local school system this week released the identities of its 2023-24 teacher-of-the-year recipients, with a elementary school reading teacher chosen as the top teacher.

The Southington School System Tuesday announced that Megan Evans, a literary specialist at Strong Elementary School, was chosen as the 2023-24 Southington Teacher of the Year.

Evans will be recognized at the 2023-24 staff convocation in August.

Also, she will be recognized at a reception prior to a Southington Board of Education meeting in September at the town's municipal center.

Evans has been teaching in Southington since Aug, 24, 2015 when she was hired as a literacy specialist at Hatton Elementary School.

Prior to starting in Southington, Evans taught for 10 years in another district.

Evans received her bachelor of science in elementary education from Messiah University, Mechanicsburg, Pa., in 1997.

She then went on to earn her masters degree in reading education from Boston University in 2001.

She also volunteers for committees and activities at Strong Elementary School such as participating in Strong School's Improvement Plan and organizing the annual Read Across America Celebration.

Evans describes a major issue in education today as the need to retain teachers.

She said, as a literacy Ssecialist, she has the unique opportunity to support teachers and students by providing supplemental material to assist with the language arts curriculum.

Southington Public Schools also announced that Meghan Scam was selected as the high school teacher of the year. Scam has been teaching at SHS for the past two years.

For more information on Strong Elementary School, click on this link.