Point Pleasant Borough Schools Looking For Nominations For Teacher Recognition Program

The Point Pleasant school district is looking for a few good teachers and educational service professionals from each of the district schools to participate in the Ocean County Teacher Recognition Program.

The annual program provides an opportunity for one teacher and one educational services professional from each of the Point Pleasant schools to be honored, based on recommendations from the community and schools staff.

Point Pleasant residents who would like to nominate a teacher or educational services professional for consideration should send a letter naming the teacher nominated and reasons for nomination reflecting the above criteria by February 6, 2015 to:

Susan Ladd
Director of Curriculum and Instruction K-12
Point Pleasant Schools
2100 Panther Path
Point Pleasant, NJ 08742

Teacher selection criteria includes:

. contributing to the professional growth of colleagues;
. encourages community service and service learning opportunities as a means of enriching academic learning;
. uses technology effectively to advance learning

Educational services criteria:

. positive interactions with students, staff, and parents while functioning as frontline advocate for the student between home and school;
. fostering an appropriate environment for learning and exploring creative alternatives to enable all students to achieve their fullest potential;

. supporting classroom instruction by addressing the educational, social and emotional needs of all students; and,
personal interactions with students that demonstrate professionalism while retaining respect, humor, compassion and concern for the whole child.

The following criteria should be considered:
. use of creativity, innovation and efficiency in the classroom;
. ability to increase student achievement of the Core Curriculum Content Standards through a learning-focused environment;
. ability to contribute to the quality of the professional development in their district; and;
. ability to utilize educational technology in an effective and efficient manner.

Nominations will be reviewed and selections determined by a committee of community representatives and staff members.

Educational Services Professionals include: Associate Educational Media Specialist; Athletic Trainer; Coordinator: Apprentice Programs; Coordinator: Cooperative Industrial Education Programs; Director of Student Personnel Services; Educational Media Specialist; Learning Disabilities Teacher-Consultant; Professional Librarian; Reading Specialist; School Nurse; School Occupational Therapist; School Physical Therapist; School Psychologist; School Social Worker; Speech-Language Specialist; Student Personnel Services; Substance Awareness Coordinator; Teacher-Coordinator, Cooperative Vocational-Technical Education Programs.

To learn more about Point Pleasant Borough Schools, visit www.pointpleasant.k12.nj.us.