Educator Accomplishments
![Dr. Nicola Hack]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1746719552/slcschoolsorg/qcmy2auc9node5accxl8/Nikki-Hack.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1746719552/slcschoolsorg/qcmy2auc9node5accxl8/Nikki-Hack.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1746719552/slcschoolsorg/qcmy2auc9node5accxl8/Nikki-Hack.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1746719552/slcschoolsorg/qcmy2auc9node5accxl8/Nikki-Hack.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1746719552/slcschoolsorg/qcmy2auc9node5accxl8/Nikki-Hack.jpg","width":1280}])
Dr. Nicola Hack, a teacher at the Salt Lake Center for Science Education, has been selected as a recipient of the 2025 Utah Governor’s Medal for Science and Technology.
![Dr. Neugebauer with a banner proclaiming her being a PAEMST finalist.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1746198942/slcschoolsorg/dwthrqp8rffphnsleo95/PAEMST-NW-teacher.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1746198942/slcschoolsorg/dwthrqp8rffphnsleo95/PAEMST-NW-teacher.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1746198942/slcschoolsorg/dwthrqp8rffphnsleo95/PAEMST-NW-teacher.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1746198942/slcschoolsorg/dwthrqp8rffphnsleo95/PAEMST-NW-teacher.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1746198942/slcschoolsorg/dwthrqp8rffphnsleo95/PAEMST-NW-teacher.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1746198942/slcschoolsorg/dwthrqp8rffphnsleo95/PAEMST-NW-teacher.jpg","width":2200}])
Northwest Middle School science teacher Dr. Judith Neugebauer is a finalist for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.
![Mark Unruh]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1743093102/slcschoolsorg/hgdm7gac5fy46clgwzfv/MarkUnruh.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1743093102/slcschoolsorg/hgdm7gac5fy46clgwzfv/MarkUnruh.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1743093102/slcschoolsorg/hgdm7gac5fy46clgwzfv/MarkUnruh.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1743093102/slcschoolsorg/hgdm7gac5fy46clgwzfv/MarkUnruh.jpg","width":1024}])
Mark Unruh from East High School was named Wasatch Front School Counselor of the Year for the Salt Lake City School District.
![counselors cooking pancakes on electric griddles]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1742237102/slcschoolsorg/bswh1kfgxtpy13apygmg/IMG_0401.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1742237102/slcschoolsorg/bswh1kfgxtpy13apygmg/IMG_0401.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1742237102/slcschoolsorg/bswh1kfgxtpy13apygmg/IMG_0401.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1742237102/slcschoolsorg/bswh1kfgxtpy13apygmg/IMG_0401.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1742237102/slcschoolsorg/bswh1kfgxtpy13apygmg/IMG_0401.jpg","width":1334}])
West High counselors were up early on Friday, March 14, flipping pancakes and serving them to students.
![John Arthur, Tony Zani, Carrie Johnson, and Emily Petty]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1741640653/slcschoolsorg/tzkkad1dpfpzd4dfn2fw/IMG_6728.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1741640653/slcschoolsorg/tzkkad1dpfpzd4dfn2fw/IMG_6728.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1741640653/slcschoolsorg/tzkkad1dpfpzd4dfn2fw/IMG_6728.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1741640653/slcschoolsorg/tzkkad1dpfpzd4dfn2fw/IMG_6728.jpg","width":980}])
All four members of the leadership team for the Utah National Board Coalition are Salt Lake City School District educators.
![Kathy Barnard receiving flowers to acknowledge her award.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1740600171/slcschoolsorg/mvhgilmwqzu2uyvmygh2/image.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1740600171/slcschoolsorg/mvhgilmwqzu2uyvmygh2/image.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1740600171/slcschoolsorg/mvhgilmwqzu2uyvmygh2/image.jpg","width":690}])
West High German teacher Kathy Barnard was recognized as the Teacher of the Year by the Utah Foreign Language Association.
![Alivia Avila]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1739578562/slcschoolsorg/quikxs0cjbsk5w48fdcj/AliviaAvila.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1739578562/slcschoolsorg/quikxs0cjbsk5w48fdcj/AliviaAvila.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1739578562/slcschoolsorg/quikxs0cjbsk5w48fdcj/AliviaAvila.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1739578562/slcschoolsorg/quikxs0cjbsk5w48fdcj/AliviaAvila.jpg","width":1080}])
One of the program specialists in our Community Education After-School Program has been named a Next Generation Honoree.
![Laleh receiving award during Utah Council of Teachers of Mathematics conference.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1739308271/slcschoolsorg/mnfnjpxsbgit82sdkcvj/IMG_6615.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1739308271/slcschoolsorg/mnfnjpxsbgit82sdkcvj/IMG_6615.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1739308271/slcschoolsorg/mnfnjpxsbgit82sdkcvj/IMG_6615.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1739308271/slcschoolsorg/mnfnjpxsbgit82sdkcvj/IMG_6615.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1739308271/slcschoolsorg/mnfnjpxsbgit82sdkcvj/IMG_6615.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1739308271/slcschoolsorg/mnfnjpxsbgit82sdkcvj/IMG_6615.jpg","width":2200}])
A 4th grade teacher at Mountain View Elementary has recently won not one, but two major awards.
![Holley McInstosh]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1738799701/slcschoolsorg/jqlsc9oep7jrvsweamkm/JRO_8056.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1738799701/slcschoolsorg/jqlsc9oep7jrvsweamkm/JRO_8056.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1738799701/slcschoolsorg/jqlsc9oep7jrvsweamkm/JRO_8056.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1738799701/slcschoolsorg/jqlsc9oep7jrvsweamkm/JRO_8056.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1738799701/slcschoolsorg/jqlsc9oep7jrvsweamkm/JRO_8056.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1738799701/slcschoolsorg/jqlsc9oep7jrvsweamkm/JRO_8056.jpg","width":1658}])
Our Math Supervisor Holley McIntosh recently won a lifetime achievement award from the Utah Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
![PAEMST logo]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1737142376/slcschoolsorg/iosu5x4x08bvypjc2kpp/IMG_6586.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1737142376/slcschoolsorg/iosu5x4x08bvypjc2kpp/IMG_6586.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1737142376/slcschoolsorg/iosu5x4x08bvypjc2kpp/IMG_6586.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1737142376/slcschoolsorg/iosu5x4x08bvypjc2kpp/IMG_6586.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1737142376/slcschoolsorg/iosu5x4x08bvypjc2kpp/IMG_6586.jpg","width":1280}])
Two district teachers were named winners of one of the most prestigious teaching awards - the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.
![National Board Certified Teachers]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1736550701/slcschoolsorg/cyxsgnsr2tahi9xhmame/IMG_6544.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1736550701/slcschoolsorg/cyxsgnsr2tahi9xhmame/IMG_6544.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1736550701/slcschoolsorg/cyxsgnsr2tahi9xhmame/IMG_6544.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1736550701/slcschoolsorg/cyxsgnsr2tahi9xhmame/IMG_6544.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1736550701/slcschoolsorg/cyxsgnsr2tahi9xhmame/IMG_6544.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1736550701/slcschoolsorg/cyxsgnsr2tahi9xhmame/IMG_6544.jpg","width":2200}])
The district has 46 active National Board Certified Teachers, the most of any school district in Utah.
![Nibley Park DLI Team]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1733850246/slcschoolsorg/cvbbzmipcrjpgqjuwgqi/IMG_4371.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1733850246/slcschoolsorg/cvbbzmipcrjpgqjuwgqi/IMG_4371.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1733850246/slcschoolsorg/cvbbzmipcrjpgqjuwgqi/IMG_4371.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1733850246/slcschoolsorg/cvbbzmipcrjpgqjuwgqi/IMG_4371.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1733850246/slcschoolsorg/cvbbzmipcrjpgqjuwgqi/IMG_4371.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1733850246/slcschoolsorg/cvbbzmipcrjpgqjuwgqi/IMG_4371.jpg","width":2200}])
The Director of the Spanish Dual Language Immersion Program named Nibley Park Elementary’s K-2 Program a “Spanish DLI Model School.”
![science team with board president, science supervisor, and superintendent]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1733782312/slcschoolsorg/j8c3s7nxhn21fvzm8ojr/IMG_4380.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1733782312/slcschoolsorg/j8c3s7nxhn21fvzm8ojr/IMG_4380.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1733782312/slcschoolsorg/j8c3s7nxhn21fvzm8ojr/IMG_4380.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1733782312/slcschoolsorg/j8c3s7nxhn21fvzm8ojr/IMG_4380.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1733782312/slcschoolsorg/j8c3s7nxhn21fvzm8ojr/IMG_4380.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1733782312/slcschoolsorg/j8c3s7nxhn21fvzm8ojr/IMG_4380.jpg","width":2200}])
The Salt Lake City School District Elementary Science Department was named the 2024 Outstanding Elementary Science Team.
![Sayre Posey]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1723152094/slcschoolsorg/hkh0qturtd5wm44ggyao/IMG_5530.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1723152094/slcschoolsorg/hkh0qturtd5wm44ggyao/IMG_5530.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1723152094/slcschoolsorg/hkh0qturtd5wm44ggyao/IMG_5530.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1723152094/slcschoolsorg/hkh0qturtd5wm44ggyao/IMG_5530.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1723152094/slcschoolsorg/hkh0qturtd5wm44ggyao/IMG_5530.jpg","width":1280}])
Northwest Middle School History teacher Sayre Posey is the Utah Teacher of the Year!
![Candace Penrod in Hawaii]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1721772759/slcschoolsorg/mqcnrmxcbuy3vgql9vbe/IMG_5339.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1721772759/slcschoolsorg/mqcnrmxcbuy3vgql9vbe/IMG_5339.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1721772759/slcschoolsorg/mqcnrmxcbuy3vgql9vbe/IMG_5339.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1721772759/slcschoolsorg/mqcnrmxcbuy3vgql9vbe/IMG_5339.jpg","width":864}])
The district’s Science Supervisor, Candace Penrod, spent time this summer conducting research in Hawaii.
![Dr. Bri Deleon]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1720470414/slcschoolsorg/v1kjxjvspqhjimub1gqd/bri2023.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1720470414/slcschoolsorg/v1kjxjvspqhjimub1gqd/bri2023.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1720470414/slcschoolsorg/v1kjxjvspqhjimub1gqd/bri2023.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1720470414/slcschoolsorg/v1kjxjvspqhjimub1gqd/bri2023.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1720470414/slcschoolsorg/v1kjxjvspqhjimub1gqd/bri2023.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1720470414/slcschoolsorg/v1kjxjvspqhjimub1gqd/bri2023.jpg","width":2200}])
Whittier Elementary principal Dr. Bri Deleon was accepted into the Women of Color Education Collaborative's National Principal Fellowship Program.
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