VHS Recognizes Educators for Longtime Commitment to 21st Century Learning
Educators in the United States, Brazil and the Dominican Republic awarded for teaching or administering VHS online courses for five or ten years.
The VHS Collaborative (http://thevhscollaborative.org/), the nonprofit pioneer of K-12 online learning, today announced that 66 teachers and administrators in the United States, Brazil and the Dominican Republic have been awarded for their longtime commitment to the VHS Collaborative and helping students to develop 21st century learning skills. These individuals have taught and/or administered students online for VHS for five or ten years.
As a nonprofit collaborative of schools, VHS’ mission is to provide students with access to high quality online learning experiences and courses not offered at their school, while supporting educators with the professional development and services they need to provide an effective 21st century education to every student. VHS member schools have access to a range of collaborative core, elective, enrichment and AP® courses that inspire, ignite and deepen learning as well as enable students to develop digital literacies and independent learning skills, explore college majors and careers, try interesting electives, earn credits, participate in global classrooms and get the opportunity to take advanced courses not offered at their school. Courses are taught by active classroom teachers who are specially trained in online teaching best practices, highly qualified, and certified in their subject areas.
A requirement of each VHS member school, a VHS Site Coordinator ensures the program runs smoothly at their school. A Site Coordinator becomes certified after completing an online professional development program in which they learn how to recruit and register students for online courses, coordinate materials and resources, monitor progress and more.
The ten-year VHS teachers and site coordinators include the following.
|
Name |
School |
City |
State/Country |
Role |
|
Meryl Baxter |
Archbishop Williams High School |
Braintree |
MA |
Site Coordinator |
|
Carol Duffy |
Marian High School |
Framingham |
MA |
Teacher |
|
Katie Nunes |
Medfield High School |
Medfield |
MA |
Site Coordinator |
|
John Doyle |
Norristown Area High School |
Norristown |
PA |
Site Coordinator |
The five-year VHS teachers and site coordinators include the following.
|
Name |
School |
City |
State/Country |
Role |
|
Christa Bolen |
American School for the Deaf |
West Hartford |
CT |
Site Coordinator |
|
Marcia Grant |
Arthur W Coolidge Middle School |
Reading |
MA |
Site Coordinator |
|
Diane Hill |
Avon Middle-High School |
Avon |
MA |
Site Coordinator |
|
Albert Spiegel |
Bergen Catholic High School |
Oradell |
NJ |
Site Coordinator |
|
Laura Elston |
Cape May County Technical School |
Cape May Court House |
NJ |
Site Coordinator |
|
Daniel Hogan |
Cape May County Technical School |
Cape May Court House |
NJ |
Site Coordinator |
|
Diane Stelacio |
Cape May County Technical School |
Cape May Court House |
NJ |
Site Coordinator |
|
Janet Michel |
Cardinal Spellman High School |
Brockton |
MA |
Site Coordinator |
|
Armando Rodrigo |
Carol Morgan School |
Santo Domingo |
Dominican Republic |
Site Coordinator |
|
Kathryn Kelley |
Chariho Middle School |
Wood River Junction |
RI |
Site Coordinator |
|
Anne Galeski |
Clinton High School |
Clinton |
MA |
Site Coordinator |
|
Kurtis Kotes |
Cornwall Central High School |
New Windsor |
NY |
Site Coordinator |
|
Richard MacDonald |
David Brearley High School |
Kenilworth |
NJ |
Site Coordinator |
|
Barbara McKeon |
Doherty High School |
Worcester |
MA |
Site Coordinator |
|
Richard Wilson |
Dumont High School |
Dumont |
NJ |
Teacher |
|
Bridget Herrera |
Escola Americana de Campinas |
Campinas |
Brazil |
Site Coordinator |
|
Beth Donovan |
Falmouth High School |
Falmouth |
ME |
Site Coordinator |
|
Jilda Izzo |
Falmouth High School |
Falmouth |
ME |
Site Coordinator |
|
Liza-Marie Griebenauw |
Fluvanna County High School |
Palmyra |
VA |
Site Coordinator |
|
Christopher Underwood |
Grafton High School |
Grafton |
MA |
Site Coordinator |
|
Gail Collins |
Harrisonburg High School |
Harrisonburg |
VA |
Site Coordinator |
|
Christopher O'Reilly |
Keene High School |
Keene |
NH |
Site Coordinator |
|
Kimberly Mcglonn-Nelson |
Lower Moreland Township |
Huntingdon Valley |
PA |
Site Coordinator |
|
Susan Lessard |
Malden High School |
Malden |
MA |
Site Coordinator |
|
Mark Wicks |
Maranacook Community High School |
Readfield |
ME |
Site Coordinator |
|
Chad O'Neill |
McCann Technical School |
North Adams |
MA |
Site Coordinator |
|
Frank Hoek |
Medway High School |
Medway |
MA |
Site Coordinator |
|
Pam Foster |
Merrimack High School |
Merrimack |
NH |
Site Coordinator |
|
Mark Merrifield |
Merrimack High School |
Merrimack |
NH |
Site Coordinator |
|
Sharon Sangeleer |
Middleboro High School |
Middleboro |
MA |
Site Coordinator |
|
Doug Reiser |
Minisink Valley High School |
Slate Hill |
NY |
Site Coordinator |
|
Christopher Kersting |
Nanuet Senior High School |
Nanuet |
NY |
Site Coordinator |
|
Steven Martin |
Nanuet Senior High School |
Nanuet |
NY |
Teacher |
|
Ellen Bratowicz |
North Arlington High School |
North Arlington |
NJ |
Site Coordinator |
|
Alicia Boudreau |
Northbridge High School |
Whitinsville |
MA |
Site Coordinator |
|
Renee Gelin |
Parker Middle School |
Reading |
MA |
Site Coordinator |
|
Rose Ann D'Arecca |
Pitman High School |
Pitman |
NJ |
Site Coordinator |
|
Leslie Bergevin |
Pittsfield Middle High School |
Pittsfield |
NH |
Site Coordinator |
|
Julia Swankoski |
Plymouth Whitemarsh High School |
Plymouth Meeting |
PA |
Site Coordinator |
|
James Chetwynd |
Reading Memorial High School |
Reading |
MA |
Site Coordinator |
|
Deborah Payne |
Salem High School |
Salem |
NH |
Site Coordinator |
|
Randy Young |
Salem High School |
Salem |
NH |
Site Coordinator |
|
Beverly Newell |
South Hadley High School |
South Hadley |
MA |
Site Coordinator |
|
Linda Durant |
Spaulding High School |
Rochester |
NH |
Site Coordinator |
|
Constance Littlefield |
Spaulding High School |
Rochester |
NH |
Site Coordinator |
|
Claudia Watson |
Spaulding High School |
Rochester |
NH |
Site Coordinator |
|
Yolanda Johnson |
Springfield Public Schools |
Springfield |
MA |
Site Coordinator |
|
Peter Servidio |
St. Dominic Academy |
Auburn |
ME |
Site Coordinator |
|
Francis McSweeny |
Stonington High School |
Pawcatuck |
CT |
Site Coordinator |
|
Veronica Capone |
Tenafly High School |
Tenafly |
NJ |
Teacher |
|
Debra Boudreau |
Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical High School |
Franklin |
MA |
Site Coordinator |
|
Lauren Giacomelli |
Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical High School |
Franklin |
MA |
Site Coordinator |
|
Jean Mallon |
Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical High School |
Franklin |
MA |
Site Coordinator |
|
Leslie Huppke |
Tri-Valley High School |
Grahamsville |
NY |
Site Coordinator |
|
Sarah Feather |
Upper Dublin High School |
Fort Washington |
PA |
Site Coordinator |
|
Daniel Greenberg |
Upper Dublin High School |
Ft Washington |
PA |
Site Coordinator |
|
Ryan Larkin |
Upper Merion Area High School |
King of Prussia |
PA |
Teacher |
|
RoseMarie Hunt |
Washingtonville High School |
Washingtonville |
NY |
Site Coordinator |
|
Jon Dugan-Henriksen |
White Mountains Regional High School |
Whitefield |
NH |
Site Coordinator |
|
Kathleen Place |
Windsor Locks High School |
Windsor Locks |
CT |
Teacher |
|
Patricia Latour |
Woodstock Academy |
Woodstock |
CT |
Site Coordinator |
|
Luis Bango |
Woodstock Union High School and Middle School |
Woodstock |
VT |
Site Coordinator |
“These exemplary educators have gone above and beyond to learn and practice engaging new ways of teaching, and equipping students with 21st century learning skills. The online courses they deliver support and create new educational opportunities for students around the world, helping to ensure success in college and eventual careers,” said Liz Pape, President & CEO of VHS.
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About The VHS Collaborative (VHS)
Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Maynard, MA, The VHS Collaborative (formerly Virtual High School Global Consortium) is the pioneer of K-12 online learning, having first brought online learning into secondary education. Since then, the organization has been setting the standard for quality online education. VHS helps schools by providing co-synchronous courses for secondary school students taught in global online classrooms, online professional development in 21st century teaching best practices for educators, support with blended learning initiatives, custom course development and private offerings to meet unique educational needs. Their design and delivery standards were the model used by the National Education Association in their recommended standards for online learning. In addition, VHS has won numerous awards, including the Stockholm Challenge Award for Global Excellence in Information Technology and is a three time winner of the United States Distance Learning Association’s (USDLA) award for Excellence in Programming and Excellence in Best Practices. For more information, visit www.TheVHSCollaborative.org or call (978) 897-1900.
Press Contact: Carol Arnold, Arnold Communications, carol@arnoldcomm.com, (877) 718-4604 x2.
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