Royal Oak Names Teacher of the Year for Countywide Contest

Jennifer Browne is Royal Oak’s nominee for Oakland School’s Outstanding High School Teacher of the Year recognition. (Photo submitted)

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Royal Oak High School language arts teacher Jennifer Browne is the school district’s nominee in upcoming Oakland School’s Outstanding High School Teacher of the Year recognition.

Browne, a teacher for Royal Oak Schools since 1993, teaches classes for ninth-through 12th graders at the high school.

In her nomination, colleague Lauren Milazzo wrote:

“Jennifer is a teacher who cares, is enthusiastic to try new methods and resources, and is, at all times, devoted to providing a world-class learning environment where students surprise themselves by their own growth. The Royal Oak High School community is extremely lucky to have this wonderfully talented, committed, knowledgeable educator in our lives.”

One of her former students wrote:

“She broke down the invisible barrier existing between teacher and student in order to nurture and cultivate my talents, uncovering potential and character that were before left ignored and convinced me that it is possible to become more than I ever believed possible.”

Browne has served in a variety of leadership positions, including School Improvement Chair, Language Arts Department Chair and Assistant Principal. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Oakland University, a Master of Arts in Teaching from Wayne State University, and an Education Specialist degree from Oakland University.

Each year Oakland Schools sponsors the Outstanding Teacher of the Year Program to honor and recognize teachers who have achieved, through their effort and example, the highest standards of excellence in their profession. In making the announcement,

Superintendent Shawn Lewis-Lakin said Browne’s commitment to student learning and to continued growth as a teacher exemplifies professionalism in education.

“By recognizing Ms. Browne, we also celebrate the many teachers with whom she works who share her commitment to excellence at Royal Oak High School,” Lewis-Laken said.

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