Announcing the winners of the 2010-2011 teacher and principal awards 

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We are pleased to announce the winners of our 2010-2011 teacher and principal awards.

Award winners were nominated by DCPS educators, students, parents, and community members, and then selected by a central office panel. Eligible teachers achieved a rating of Highly Effective under IMPACT in 2010-2011.

Our award winners will be recognized at the Standing Ovation for DC Teachers, which will be held on September 19th at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. 

• Excellence in Teaching Award winners:
  • Kelly Emminger, 1^st grade, King Elementary School
  • Shira Fishman, math, McKinley High School
  • Eduardo Gamarra, 7^th grade dual-language, Oyster-Adams Bilingual School
  • Jonathan Jou, ESL, Jefferson Middle School
  • Angelique Kwabenah, Reading Specialist, Incarcerated Youth Program
  • Tameka Petticolas, autism, Davis Elementary School
  • Doris Savoy, Spanish, Coolidge High School
    
• Excellence in Leadership Award winner:
  • Maria Tukeva, Principal, Columbia Heights Education Campus
    
• Rubenstein Award for Highly Effective Teaching winners:
  • Joyce Adams, pre-K dual language,  Bancroft Elementary School
  • Stephanie Aduso, special education Walker-Jones Education Campus
  • Perea Brown, 3^rd and 4^th grade, Langdon Education Campus
  • Brenda Burns, early childhood, Garrison Elementary School
  • Darlene Ferguson, physical education, Randle Highlands
  • Stephanie Frank, 1^st grade, Cleveland Elementary School
  • Shelley Hawkins, autism, Roosevelt High School
  • Jere Lorenzen-Strait, pre-K/K, School-Within-School at Peabody – New Teacher of the Year
  • Arnita Meekins, special education, Tubman Elementary School
  • Margaret Meenehan, dance, Fillmore Arts Center
  • Geraldine Meredith, pre-K, Barnard Elementary School
  • Lora Pangilinan, math, Luke C. Moore Academy
  • Deborah Pearman, math, Cardozo High School
  • Keelan Purcell, science, Deal Middle School
  • Alyson Roberts, early childhood, C.W. Harris Elementary School
  • Juanita Stokes, early childhood, Payne Elementary School
  • Denise Thiel, early childhood, Leckie Elementary School
  • Amy Trenkle, social studies, Stuart-Hobson Middle School
  • Kristen Williams, 5^th grade, Key Elementary School
    
• Rubenstein Award for Leadership winners:
  • Sean Davis, principal, Hendley Elementary School
  • Azalia Hunt-Speight, principal, Luke C. Moore Academy
  • Billy Kearney, principal, Hart Middle School
  • Monica Liang-Aguirre, principal, Oyster-Adams Bilingual School
  • Elizabeth Whisnant, principal, Mann Elementary School