Essex County Educator In Running For N.J. ‘Teacher Of The Year’ Award

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — An Essex County teacher is in the running for the 2017-18 New Jersey “Teacher of the Year" award, the New Jersey Department of Education (DOE) announced Tuesday.

Mary Walmsley, a science teacher at Livingston High School, was first selected as one of New Jersey’s County Teachers of the Year at the school level through the Governor's Educator of the Year program. Candidates compete for county recognition and are selected by panels representing a cross-section of administrators, teachers, parents, and county education association representatives convened by the department's Executive County Superintendents.

A state-level panel of educators will announce New Jersey's overall Teacher of the Year at the state Board of Education's October meeting.

"I am thrilled to be able to honor our amazing County Teachers of the Year for 2017-18, and express my appreciation for the work they do for their students," DOE Education Commissioner Kimberley Harrington said. "New Jersey has many great teachers, and this award is a tribute to the talent, professionalism, and dedication of these 21 educators to inspire the children they teach.”

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