Freehold Twp. High School Teacher Named Monmouth Teacher Of Year

FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP, NJ — A Freehold Regional High School District teacher has been honored as the Monmouth County Teacher of the Year for 2019-2020.

Beth English, who teaches English at Freehold Township High School, was honored along with the other 20 county teachers of the year at a ceremony at Jackson Liberty High School.

"Beth has an infectious personality with an optimistic outlook on life that helps build pride and school spirit," the biography submitted with her nomination said. "Her contagious energy is a motivator for students. Her enthusiasm, professionalism, and commitment to teaching has an everlasting effect on the students and families with whom she has so diligently worked."

"Beth inspires students to reach for the impossible, both in and out of the classroom. She is a respected coach who has coached over 50 seasons in five different sports, turning struggling sports programs into state champion teams. She also is the Patriot Pride committee chair and adviser of the Patriot Female Athlete Mentorship Program."

"Kindness is a big part of who she is, and Beth looks forward to continuing to use compassion in her educational career," the biography says. English has a bachelor's degree in education from Villanova and a master's degree in educational leadership from Rowan University.

"New Jersey's educators are among the best in this country, as evidenced by the success of our students," Education Commissioner Lamont O. Repollet said at the ceremony at Jackson Liberty High School. "The teachers who we recognize today instruct, inform, and inspire children to achieve success in school and beyond."

The Governor's Educator of the Year Program promotes a positive school culture by acknowledging the hard work and dedication of outstanding teachers. Individual schools are encouraged to nominate exceptional educators and as an added incentive to participate this year, the New Jersey School Boards Association made it possible for over 2,400 educators who were named as their local school's educator of the year to receive free virtual educational resources that will benefit their students.

From the 2019-2020 list of county educators of the year, the state educator of the year will be chosen, with the honoree announced in October, state officials said.

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