MONROE - A total of $20,000 in monetary awards was presented to seven teachers from the Monroe school district who were recently honored through the Colony Brands Foundation Teacher Recognition Program.
The foundation has announced the following recipients of the 2017 Colony Brands Foundation Teacher Recognition Awards: John Ditter, Monroe High School, $5,000; Sarah Compton, Northside Elementary, $3,000; Lindsay Dahmen, Monroe Middle School, $3,000; Valerie Bryson, Monroe Middle School, $3,000; Sara Ackerman, Monroe Middle and High School, $2,000; Gail Murray, Monroe Middle School, $2,000; and Michael Flanagan, Monroe Middle School, $2,000.
This is the first year of the program, which was announced by the foundation last November. The goal of the program is to partner with the district to help retain and attract high-quality teachers.
The company committed to a five-year pilot of the program and up to $20,000 in monetary awards for each year of the pilot. The idea for the Teacher Recognition Program came about during on-going discussions between the foundation and the district over the course of a four-year partnership involving a $400,000 Technology Initiative funded by the foundation.
The Teacher Recognition Program recognizes that schools are a cornerstone of a strong community and educators are pivotal in helping to inspire future community leaders, according to a news release from Colony Brands.
"Striving to improve, innovate and create, relentlessly pursuing excellence and generously supporting our communities are among the values at Colony Brands and for their employees, and this program puts those values into action," the release said.
The program accepted nominations from the public; teachers also could apply directly for the award. The application requested information on the teacher's leadership characteristics, significant educational achievements in the area of student growth and leadership and other roles both for the school district and community, among other things.
The foundation has announced the following recipients of the 2017 Colony Brands Foundation Teacher Recognition Awards: John Ditter, Monroe High School, $5,000; Sarah Compton, Northside Elementary, $3,000; Lindsay Dahmen, Monroe Middle School, $3,000; Valerie Bryson, Monroe Middle School, $3,000; Sara Ackerman, Monroe Middle and High School, $2,000; Gail Murray, Monroe Middle School, $2,000; and Michael Flanagan, Monroe Middle School, $2,000.
This is the first year of the program, which was announced by the foundation last November. The goal of the program is to partner with the district to help retain and attract high-quality teachers.
The company committed to a five-year pilot of the program and up to $20,000 in monetary awards for each year of the pilot. The idea for the Teacher Recognition Program came about during on-going discussions between the foundation and the district over the course of a four-year partnership involving a $400,000 Technology Initiative funded by the foundation.
The Teacher Recognition Program recognizes that schools are a cornerstone of a strong community and educators are pivotal in helping to inspire future community leaders, according to a news release from Colony Brands.
"Striving to improve, innovate and create, relentlessly pursuing excellence and generously supporting our communities are among the values at Colony Brands and for their employees, and this program puts those values into action," the release said.
The program accepted nominations from the public; teachers also could apply directly for the award. The application requested information on the teacher's leadership characteristics, significant educational achievements in the area of student growth and leadership and other roles both for the school district and community, among other things.