{"id":45165,"date":"2016-10-05T20:13:26","date_gmt":"2016-10-05T20:13:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viconsortium.com\/?p=45165"},"modified":"2016-10-06T13:47:00","modified_gmt":"2016-10-06T13:47:00","slug":"st-thomas-st-john-district-announces-2017-teacher-of-the-year-finalists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wp.viconsortium.com\/?p=45165","title":{"rendered":"St. Thomas-St. John District Announces 2017 Teacher Of The Year Finalists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">ST. THOMAS &#8212; The Virgin Islands Department of Education, Office of the Insular Superintendent, St. Thomas-St. John District, announced on Wednesday five finalists under consideration for the prestigious 2017 District Teacher of the Year award. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">The winner will be revealed at an awards banquet on Sunday, October 16 at 12:30 p.m. at the Marriott Frenchman\u2019s Reef Resort Ballroom. This year\u2019s theme is <i class=\"\">Teachers are a Work of Heart.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">St. Thomas-St. John 2017 District Teacher of the Year finalists are:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"\">Francine Emanuel \u2013 E. Benjamin Oliver Elementary School, 1<sup class=\"\">st<\/sup> Grade<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"\">Elaine Jacobs \u2013 Charlotte Amalie High School, AP English Language and Composition, 11<sup class=\"\">th<\/sup> Grade<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"\">Kendra Vicars \u2013 Ivanna Eudora Kean High School, AP English Language and Composition, 11<sup class=\"\">th<\/sup> Grade; Speech, 10<sup class=\"\">th<\/sup> and 11<sup class=\"\">th<\/sup> Grades<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"\">Arleen Ryan-Smith \u2013 Joseph Sibilly Elementary School, Reading Interventionist Specialist<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"\">Leniece Mercer \u2013 Ulla F. Muller Elementary School, Reading Interventionist Specialist<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">The public is invited to attend the awards banquet. Tickets are $50 and may be purchased at the Curriculum Center, the represented schools or directly from nominees.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">Nominations for the District Teacher of the Year award are made by school principals or a school committee. Nominees are observed in their classrooms and are also required to submit an application packet, complete with a professional biography, community involvement, teaching philosophy, impressions on current events and the teaching profession, as well as an acceptance message, should they be selected as District Teacher of the Year. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">A selection panel, comprised of retired teachers, district coordinators and community members review the applications and conduct classroom observations. The winner goes on to compete against the District Teacher of the Year from the St. Croix District, at which time one will be named State Teacher of the Year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">For more information, please contact the St. Thomas-St. John Office of the Insular Superintendent at (340) 775-2250.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Correction: October 6, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><em>The Department of Education issued the following correction to their press release:\u00a0The press release we issued incorrectly identified Arleen Ryan-Smith as Arleen Ryan Benjamin. The story has been updated to reflect the correct information.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ST. THOMAS &#8212; The Virgin Islands Department of Education, Office of the Insular Superintendent, St. Thomas-St. John District, announced on Wednesday five finalists under consideration for the prestigious 2017 District Teacher of the Year award. 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