Madison Bittner – Northeast High School – Art/Drawing

• Builds positive, safe relationships with all students.
• Has a positive disposition and greets students at the door along with having students excited to learn in her classroom.
• Teaches with energy and designs lessons in a dynamic manner for her students.

Kari Bowles – Garfield Elementary School – 3/4 Reading Small Groups

• Kari has worked with the Pendelton Heights Neighborhood Association to ensure that all 3rd and 4th grade students have access to reading books at their level that interest them throughout the day. She is working to increase reading practice time through independent reading.
• Kari has worked countless hours trying to ensure that each student gets the instruction they need to move them as readers this year. She has collected and sorted the data so that groups are exactly what the students need.
• Kari has researched and located a resource that will move 3rd and 4th graders who are behind their grade level in reading as a rapid pace to catch them up faster. She is leading these groups, using her expertise in phonics to ensure that all students leave 4th grade with grade level reading.

Joelleanne Tejada – Benjamin Banneker Elementary School -3^rd Grade

• Ms. Tejada challenges all her students with rigorous academic activities daily.
• She works bell to bell ensuring all of her students have mastered the standard before moving on.
• She always includes students in all classroom discussions and decisions.