April 19, 2013 - Ferndale Public Schools
April 19, 2013 - Ferndale Public Schools
April 19, 2013 - Ferndale Public Schools
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Three educators named Teacher of the Year<br />
Congratulations to the following teachers from who received “Teacher of the Year” designation this past week. The teachers, one from each<br />
level-Elementary School, Middle School, High School-were nominated by administrators, parents, colleagues, and students to receive the<br />
distinction. The teachers will be each be recognized at an upcoming Board of Education meeting and at the year-end staff recognition event<br />
in June, where each will be in a drawing to receive a leased car for one year from Suburban Collection. They were each notified in their<br />
classrooms this week by a visit from their building principal (Eric Bruner, Dawn Warren, Lisa Williams) and Superintendent Gary Meier.<br />
ELEMENTAry<br />
SCHooL<br />
ruth Tavalire has been a teacher in the <strong>Ferndale</strong><br />
<strong>Public</strong> <strong>Schools</strong> since <strong>19</strong>91. She currently teaches<br />
Grade 6 at Coolidge Intermediate School, and she<br />
has also taught at Coolidge Middle School, Washington<br />
Elementary and Harding Elementary where<br />
she has specialized in social studies and English<br />
language arts instruction. She is part of Coolidge’s<br />
School Improvement Team and infuses technology<br />
into her lessons in innovative ways. She was district<br />
Elementary Teacher of the Year in 2003.<br />
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MiDDLE<br />
SCHooL<br />
Jason Gillespie has taught Social Studies at <strong>Ferndale</strong><br />
Middle School since 2001. He has also taught<br />
Environmental Science and Leadership courses and<br />
he served as the <strong>Ferndale</strong> Education Association<br />
President from 2010 to 2012. In 2012, he served as<br />
an administrative intern at Roosevelt Primary School<br />
where he worked with students, and he currently<br />
runs the National Junior Honor Society and coordinates<br />
community service projects, as well as fundraisers<br />
within the school.<br />
HiGH<br />
SCHooL<br />
ryan Dunlap has been a Science teacher in <strong>Ferndale</strong><br />
since 2000, the Head Football Coach since<br />
2006, and Camp Skyline Adult Facilitator since 2002.<br />
He redesigned the football program with a collaborative<br />
team study program and higher academic<br />
standards. He has been a teacher-mentor at the annual<br />
Camp Skyline student communications and<br />
leadership retreat, volunteered to teach at ACT Prep<br />
Camps, set up services for Charity Days and the annual<br />
canned food drives, and has developed two<br />
innovative and popular courses for his students:<br />
Wilderness Survival and Biological Diversity.