Ten IPS Educators Named Finalists for 2017 Hubbard Education Award

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May 19, 2017

 

Ten
Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS) educators have been chosen as finalists for the
2017 Hubbard Education Award, presented by United Way of Central Indiana.

 

Now
in its fourth year, the annual award honors teachers and principals who have
made a significant difference in the classroom and in the lives of students.
This year’s finalists were chosen from a pool of nearly 600 nominees.

 

On
Wednesday, May 31, three teachers and one principal will each be presented with
the Hubbard Award and $25,000. The remaining six finalists will receive $1,000
each. The awards ceremony will begin at 6:30 p.m. at the Eiteljorg Museum, 500
W. Washington St. Mariama Carson, an award-winning educator and principal of
Global Prep Academy at Riverside 44, will serve as the emcee.

 

The
IPS teachers who are finalists for the Hubbard Life-Changing Educator Award are:

• Maggie Brown, SITE Program
  at IUPUI
• Michael Couch, Washington
  Irving School 14
• Julie Herdman, SUPER School
  19
• Katherine Hinkle, Newcomer
  Program
• Sheila Long, Elder W. Diggs
  School 42
• Genevieve McLeish-Petty,
  Northwest High School

 

The IPS principals who are finalists for the Hubbard
Life-Changing School Leadership Award are:

IPS Principals

• Joyce Akridge, Carl Wilde
  School 79
• Jeremy Baugh, Lew Wallace School
  107
• Cristine Collier, Center
  for Inquiry School 70
• Shane O’Day, Shortridge International
  Baccalaureate High School

 

A
volunteer committee of education experts reviewed the nominations and made the
final selections. The teachers and principals were reviewed on instructional
excellence, student achievement results, and how they invested in their
students’ overall well-being.

 

The
Hubbard Award is made possible by the Hubbard Family Foundation.