Projects & Awards

2010 Utah Teacher of the Year
Mary Jane Morris from Northwest Middle School was named the 2010 Utah Teacher of the Year. Morris was given the award during a surprise assembly at her school. Morris is the second Utah Teacher of the Year from Salt Lake City School Disitrict in as many years. Dilworth Elementary School's Sharon Gallagher-Fishbaugh was the 2009 Utah Teacher of the Year. As Utah Teacher of the Year, Morris will represent Utah in the national Teacher of the Year competition in Washington, D.C. She will receive a check for $10,000 from the Utah State Office of Education and a SMART Board interactive white board from SMART Board Technologies.

 

NEA Award Finalist
Sharon Gallagher-Fishbaugh, a second grade teacher at Dilworth Elementary School in Salt Lake City, Utah, is one of five national finalists for The NEA Foundation Awards for Teaching Excellence. Gallagher-Fishbaugh will be recognized as one of the nation’s top educators at the Foundation’s Salute to Excellence in Education awards gala on Feb. 12, 2010 in Washington, DC.

 

National Award Winning Teacher
Tim Bailey, a history teacher at Escalante Elementary School, has been named the 2009 Gilder Lehrman National History Teacher of the Year. "Tim Bailey is dedicated to teaching students at an early age that the study of American history is not only essential but tremendously rewarding. His steady enthusiasm in the classroom is nothing short of exceptional," said Lesley S. Herrmann, executive director of the Gilder Lehrman Institute.

Bailey began his teaching career in 1989, and obtained both his undergraduate and masters degree in education from the University of Utah, where he has served as an adjunct faculty member and teacher mentor for the past eight years. He has written three American history workbooks focused on primary sources for elementary classrooms in the Easy Simulations series, published in 2008 by Scholastic. A Fulbright Scholar in 2003, he has earned several awards from the state of Utah, the Salt Lake City school district, and others.

MIT Inspirational Teacher Award
Congratulations to Dan McGuire at West High School! McGuire was selected to receive a 2009 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Inspirational Teacher Award. The MIT Inspirational Teacher Award recognizes outstanding secondary school teachers who inspire in their students a love of learning, encourage them to pursue excellence, and give them the skills and enthusiasm they need to make a positive difference in the world.

Huntsman Award Winner
Congratulations to Diana Taggart at West High School for winning a 2009 Huntsman Award for Excellence in Education. The award is presented each year to ten Utah educators - two teachers and one administrator from elementary, middle, and high schools and one volunteer. Each award winner receives a $10,000 gift from the Huntsman family along with a crystal obelisk.

District Wins International IPM Award
The Salt Lake City School District is the only school district in the nation to win the International Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Excellence Award. This international award, sought by dozens of highly recognized IPM programs from around the world, was presented to only five recipients and one school district.

The district was chosen for this honor because it displayed notable contributions to 1) improving economic benefits related to IPM adoption, 2) reducing potential human health risks, and/or 3) minimizing adverse environmental effects. IPM users, promoters, service providers, and others that have demonstrated outstanding contributions to IPM implementation, promotion, or service, especially those having a direct and positive impact, were nominated for this prestigious award.

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