Awards -Department of Education and Early Childhood Development

Nine teachers in the anglophone sector received Teaching Excellence Awards during a ceremony held in Fredericton on Nov. 19. Every year, one recipient from each district is presented with an award for their contributions to educating New Brunswick youth.

"This initiative is one small way of acknowledging and celebrating excellence in teaching," said Education and Early Childhood Development Minister Jody Carr. "These nine individuals rose to the top of the nominations for their exceptional teaching and leadership practices, demonstrating once again that New Brunswick has some of the best teachers in the world."

These awards recognize and honour dynamic educators who have displayed outstanding skills in supporting the needs of diverse learners at the school, district and/or provincial level.

Carr presented awards to the following recipients:

Julie Jones (Tantramar Regional High School, Sackville – School District 2);

Lisa Jardine (Dr. A. T. Leatherbarrow Primary School, Hampton – School District 6);

Keith Armstrong (Simonds High School, Saint John – School District 8);

Sharon Crowther, posthumously (Vincent Massey Elementary School, Saint Andrews – School District 10);

Denise Budrow (Perth-Andover Elementary School, Perth-Andover – School District 14);

John Cleland (Bathurst High School, Bathurst – School District 15);

Bob Gillis (district office, Miramichi – School District 16);

Ruth Lindsay (Oromocto High School, Oromocto – School District 17); and

Matt McGuire (Kingsclear Consolidated School, Fredericton – School District 18).