2005-2006
Recognition Program Names
Six PRSD Teachers as Honorees
& 63 PRSD Teachers as Nominees  

(2005-2006) The Teacher Excellence Center announced that six teachers from the Pine-Richland School District were named honorees in its annual awards program.

They included: Hance Elementary Teacher Anne Haught, Richland Elementary Teachers Bonnie Allessi and Constance Karrs and Wexford Elementary School's Vicki Bresnan, Lisa Olson and Colleen Todd. In 2005-2006, 63 teachers from Pine-Richland School District were nominated. You can see the complete list by visiting www.pinerichland.org/teacherexcellencecont.htm online.

They make up the region's 106 best teachers being honored at the annual recognition program and were chosen from more than 4,000 nominations from 75 school districts.

All 106 teachers were recognized on stage on April 27, 06 and the honorees with the top five scores were named the 2005 – 06 Teachers of Excellence. The five finalists each received a $2500 grant for his or her school.

TEC's special guest for the award presentation was Dave Crawley, KDKA-TV's "KD" Country Reporter.

The Teacher Excellence Center is a southwestern Pennsylvania non-profit organization dedicated to professional development of teachers and recognizing teacher excellence. TEC recognizes the collaborative effort required by the school and community to educate students and improve the economic development of southwestern Pennsylvania. 

For more information, please see www.teacherpa.com.

During the program , TEC announced that 63 Pine-Richland School District Teachers were nominated in the Teacher Excellence Awards Program. year’s 2005-2006 award nominees were:
Wexford Elementary Richland Elementary Hance Elementary

Silvio Andreassi
Edward Borgen, III
Shirley Boring
Vicki Bresnan
Carol Conner
Leslie Doane
Bille Hollenbaugh Traci Laffey
Diann Metal
Jan Montgomery Kelly Natale
Lisa Olson
Alicia Roberts
Patricia Scheller-Perine
Kelly Snyder
Colleen Todd
Julie Vescio
Susan Weber
Penny Wippenbeck

Lauren Aiello
Bonnie Allessi
Staci Dyleweski
Jane Dorman
Jennifer Fulford Kathleen Giegel
Lisa Gillner
Patrice Haverlandt
Kelly Heckert
Constance Karrs
Dena King
Deanna Kunes
Deborah Newcomer
Jeffrey Reisinger
Brian Sauers
Stephanie Silay Elizabeth Vanderkolk

Thomas Belchick
Shelley Byers
Janet Bock
David Conner
Derek Eshbaugh
Deborah Grant
Anne Haught
Megan Kruth
Deborah Lokay
Pamela Magill
Kimberly McCoid
Nancy Sever
Michele Simonovitch
Deborah Walters
April Wright

Pine-Richland Middle
Pine-Richland High
Elisa Borneman (Wexford & Richland)
David Harlan
Betsy Lyons
Jeffrey Paul
James Prager
Robyn Wenzel
Mary Anne Andreassi
Jeffrey Byko
Bethany Fox
Thomas Joyce
Lee Rickard
Gary Torso
   

Judges reviewed thousands of applications. Only 100 teachers in the region were honored during the “Celebration of Teaching” ceremony at the Carnegie Music Hall on Thursday, April 27, 2006.

In 2004-2005, TEC received 3,300 nominations for 1,785 teachers. The top 110 were recognized during TEC’s annual awards program. Of those 110 educators, Wexford Elementary Teachers Lisa Olson and Kelly Snyder were recognized as honorees. In 2003-2004, Wexford Elementary Teacher Edward Borgen, III was a winner and honorees included: Hance Elementary Teacher Shelley Byers, Richland Elementary Teacher Deborah Newcomer, Wexford Elementary Teacher Kelly Snyder and Hance Elementary Teacher Deborah Walters. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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