From:  Pio Pennisi. Superintendent

GOVERNOR’S TEACHER RECOGNITION AWARD PROGRAM

 The Governor’s Teacher Recognition Program was developed in 1985 for the purpose of acknowledging teachers who exhibit outstanding performance.  The premise of recognizing teachers is based on the following: (1) the success of our public schools is due to the quality and dedication of their teaching staff; (2) recognizing excellence will encourage all teachers to continue to strive for excellence; (3) by giving the teaching profession the stature and recognition it deserves, more capable people will be attracted to the profession; and (4) like other professions, outstanding performance should be acknowledged.

Our district is permitted to nominate one non-administrative teacher from Dunellen High School, one from Lincoln Middle School and one from Faber School for this very prestigious award.  A committee consisting of administrators, teachers, and parents, will consider the nominations that are received and make the final selections.

Thank you to all who took the time to nominate our teachers for this award.  We have an outstanding staff so the decisions are never easy ones.  All of those teachers whose names were submitted for nomination have been notified.  The three teachers, who have been selected, as our nominees will be honored at a luncheon at the Pines Manor in May and at a Board Meeting, date to be determined.

Please join me in congratulating Dunellen’s Governor’s Teacher Recognition Program Award nominees: 

JEANNE DESORBO – Faber School

RAKHI MODI – Lincoln Middle School

           
ANTONIO MATHEUS – Dunellen High School