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Five educators receive 2017 R.E.B. awards

for teaching excellence

The Community Foundation and students, parents
the R.E.B. Foundation recognized five and colleagues,
Chesterfield County Public Schools and represented
teachers with 2017 R.E.B. Awards for the largest number
Teaching Excellence during a regional of winners from
ceremony Monday night. Seven other any school division
Chesterfield County teachers were in the region,”
recognized as finalists for the award. Superintendent Dr.
Together, these 12 Chesterfield James Lane said.
County teachers will receive “We know that
approximately $38,650 in professional these grants will
development grants. The educators were continue to foster
part of more than 30 outstanding public growth within our
school teachers from across the region amazing teachers and
selected as honorees. enrich the learning
“Professional development is an experience for our
important component to having high- students.”
quality teachers in our classrooms, and These
it’s great to see these outstanding teachers Chesterfield County country of Vietnam to visit war sites to the classroom: Jaclyn Clark, Cosby
rewarded with opportunities that teachers were 2017 R.E.B. Awards for deepen her understanding of a chapter in High; Jill Gusewelle, Providence
are innovative and engaging,” School Teaching Excellence Award winners: American history that impacted millions Elementary; Kathryn Pawlyk, Spring
Board Chair Dr. Javaid Siddiqi said. Helena Agnew, Cosby High, $12,000 to of lives, including her own. Run Elementary; Alice Ann Potts,
“These teachers are among the best in Study Native American crafts, including Additionally, seven Chesterfield Providence Middle; Jennifer Ryan,
their field and demonstrate a passion for pottery, basketry and weaving at the Taos County Public Schools teachers were Monacan High; Rudolph Steinruck,
teaching that will only be enhanced by the Art School in New Mexico; Heather recognized as finalists and received Chesterfield Career and Technical
experiences gained from these grants.” Andre, Cosby High , $12,000 to gain a a $750 unrestricted cash grant in Center @ Courthouse; and Paige
The awards program, which is a deeper understanding and appreciation recognition of their achievements in Tucker, Elizabeth Davis Middle.
partnership between The Community for the art of a cappella through
Foundation Serving Richmond and Central travel to Italy and England to visit the
Virginia and the R.E.B. Foundation, buildings in which this music originated;
recognizes excellence in public education Michaela Dismann, Chesterfield Career
by awarding cash grants to outstanding and Technical Center @ Courthouse,
public school teachers from the city of $12,000 to interview former students
Richmond, the counties of Chesterfield, and experts at colleges, universities and
Henrico and Hanover, and the Department places of rural employment and gain
of Correctional Education. Since its hands-on experience with stockmanship
inception in 1988, the program has at a Wyoming Working Ranch; Jennifer
awarded $3.5 million to 774 public Gradwell, Chesterfield Juvenile Detention
school instructors as recognition for their Home School, $11,400 to travel to Africa
outstanding classroom performance. In to explore the connections between
total, 16 R.E.B. award winners and 14 poverty, education and literacy and visit
finalists will receive cash grants totaling villages in Uganda and Niger, which
$180,800. have some of the lowest literacy rates in
“Our 12 teachers were selected from the world; Minh Jurgens, Bailey Bridge
112 regional nominations submitted by Middle, $10,000 to travel to her home
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