Ellen Moir— Founder and Executive Director of the New Teacher Center at the University of California, Santa Cruz, recipient of the Harold W. McGraw, Jr. 2005 Prize in Education and the 2003 Distinguished Teacher Educator Award.

 

Bob Moses—Founder and President of the Algebra Project, Inc., author of The Algebra Project-Transition Curriculum, Eminent Scholar at the Center for Urban Education & Innovation at Florida International University in Miami.

 

Sonia Nieto—Professor Emerita and Chair of the Language, Literacy, and Culture Concentration at University of Massachusetts, Amherst, author and editor of numerous publications on culture and education.

 

Joseph Johnson—Director and Founder of San Diego State University’s National Center for Urban School Transformation

Bridesburg Elementary School:

• Elmer Boehringer (Principal), Linda Dixon (Teacher), Gloria Morrison (Teacher)

Carver Magnet High School:

• Kenneth Hodgkinson (Principal), Mike Taylor (Engineering Department Chair)

Columbus Alternative High School:

• Sherry Powell (Principal) (Last year winner)

 Desert View Middle School:

• Michelle Kehrwald (Principal), Irma Sanchez (Teacher)

Dreamkeepers Academy@ J.j Roberts Elementary School:

• Dr. Doreatha White (Principal), Dr. Julie Perkins (Asst. Principal), Patricia Costis (Title 1 Schoolwide Teacher E.A.G.), Allison Parker (5th Grade Teacher), Diane Penix (Instructional Specialist), Tamara Glover (School Counselor) Dara Coles (Title 1 Schoolwide Teacher Y.A.C.)
  

Glen Cove Elementary School:

• Elizabeth Ortiz (Principal), Norma Corral (Asst. Principal)

 

Franklin Elementary School:

•  Carla Tafoya (Principal), Terri Russell (Academic Coach), Nancy Alcott (Director of Learning Support)
  

Harriet Tubman Blue Ribbon Elementary School: 

• Deborah Terrell (Principal), Sheila Hatcher (Teacher)

Thomas H. Henderson Middle School:

•  Dr. R. Dionne Ward (Principal), Jeanine Turner (Asst. Principal)

Louisa May Alcott Elementary School:

•  Eileen  Mangan Stull (Principal), Juanita Juarez-Taylor (Teacher)

Douglas MacArthur High School:

•   Nancy Blackwell (Principal), Jamie Spates (Science/Social studies skills specialist)

 Signal Hill Elementary School:

• Karen Williams (Principal), Sarah Forrester (Learning Director)

Southside Elementary Museums Magnet School:

• Salvatore Schiavone (Principal), Cristal Locke (Asst. Principal)

Tucker Elementary School:

• Christi Granado (Principal), Jamaica Ross (Teacher)

William Dandy Middle School:  

•  Casandra Robinson (Principal), Gilbert Faustin (Curriculium Facilitator)
  

 

 

Aldine School District:

•  Priscilla Ridgway (Asst. Superintendent)

Long Beach School District:

• Christopher Steinhauser (Superintendent)

Richmond School District:

•  Dr. Deborah Jewell-Sherman (Superintendent)