{"id":45936,"date":"2016-10-26T23:55:21","date_gmt":"2016-10-26T23:55:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viconsortium.com\/?p=45936"},"modified":"2016-10-27T00:21:58","modified_gmt":"2016-10-27T00:21:58","slug":"st-croix-district-announces-2016-teacher-of-the-year-finalists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wp.viconsortium.com\/?p=45936","title":{"rendered":"St. Croix District Announces 2016 Teacher Of The Year Finalists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ST. CROIX, USVI \u2013 The Virgin Islands Department of Education, Office of the Insular Superintendent, St. Croix District, has announced five finalists under consideration for the prestigious 2016 District Teacher of the Year award. The winner will be announced at a reception at Government House in Christiansted on Sunday, October 30, the Department of Education announced late Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The St. Croix 2016 District Teacher of the Year finalists are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/viconsortium.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/ElizabethBeck.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">Elizabeth Beck<\/a><\/span>, Business, St. Croix Career &amp; Technical Education Center<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/viconsortium.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Dinah-Browne.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">Dinah Browne<\/a><\/span>, English, St. Croix Central High School<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/viconsortium.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/SayeedaCarter.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">Sayeeda Carter<\/a><\/span>, English, St. Croix Educational Complex<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/viconsortium.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/BarbaraDaniels.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">Barbara Daniels<\/a><\/span>, Music, Ricardo Richards Elementary School<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/viconsortium.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/TyshaSt.Jules_.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">Tysha St. Jules<\/a><\/span>, 6th Grade, Claude O. Markoe Elementary School<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The selection process for the district award begins with administrators at St. Croix\u2019s 15 public schools submitting their school\u2019s Teacher of the Year for consideration. The nominees undergo a 20-minute interview before a panel of judges, which is comprised of administrators and coordinators. The panel selects five finalists, who are given classroom observations. Following the observations, scores are reviewed by the panel and the District Teacher of the Year is selected.<\/p>\n<p>Next, the St. Croix District Teacher of the Year will compete against Kendra Vicars, who was recently named 2017 Teacher of the Year in the St. Thomas-St. John District, at which time one teacher will be selected to represent the territory as State Teacher of the Year.<\/p>\n<p>All 15 teachers who were nominated for the district\u2019s Teacher of the Year award by their schools will also be recognized at Sunday\u2019s ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, please contact the St. Croix Office of the Insular Superintendent at (340) 773-1095.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ST. CROIX, USVI \u2013 The Virgin Islands Department of Education, Office of the Insular Superintendent, St. Croix District, has announced five finalists under consideration for the prestigious 2016 District Teacher of the Year award. 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