Subject Area Teachers of the Year announced
The School District of Lee County has announced its outstanding Subject Area Teachers of the Year, selected for the 2013-2014 school year:
* Athletic Director: David Burns Fort Myers High
* AVID:
Middle: Dr. Denise Fitzpatrick Fort Myers Middle Academy
High: Laurie Metz Dunbar High
* Career/Technical Education:
Middle: Alesha VanDevender Oak Hammock Middle
High: Roseanne Perez Island Coast High
Post-secondary: Judy Smith Fort Myers Institute of Technology
* Dance/Drama: Kea Fernandez Oak Hammock Middle (Drama)
* Driver Education: Maureen Cannon Cypress Lake High
* English Language Arts:
Elementary: Joelle Beverly Bayshore Elementary
Middle: Cynthia Stirns Cypress Lake Middle
High: Teresa Nitting Ida S. Baker High
* Environmental Education:
Elementary: Jamie VanCleve Patriot Elementary
Middle: Rick Tully Staff Development/James Stephens International Academy
High: Joseph Mallon Island Coast High
* ESOL:
Mary Palacios Paul Laurence Dunbar Middle
* Exceptional Student Education:
Pre K: Sunny Lichtenberg Orangewood Elementary
Elementary: Tammy Englund Orange River Elementary
Middle: Steve Funnell Hospital/Homebound
High: Rita Ellis Buckingham Exceptional Center
* Gifted:
Kathleen Donelan Challenger Middle
* Health Education:
Middle: Kathryn Reynolds Challenger Middle
High: Kris Hayward Riverdale High
* Instructional Technology:
Elementary: Ivette Orama Three Oaks Elementary
Secondary: Nancy Foley Estero High
* JROTC: Major (Retired) Gordon J. Rodell Ida S. Baker High
* Mathematics:
Elementary: Amber Deming Bayshore Elementary
Middle School: Barbara Scarnato Bonita Springs Middle Center for the Arts
Michelle Mars Trafalgar Middle (tie)
High School: Phillip Savage Dunbar High
* Media Specialist:
Elementary: Amy McGinley River Hall Elementary
Secondary: Katharine (Kathy) Adams Diplomat Middle
* Music:
Elementary: Rebecca Ickstadt Orange River Elementary
Middle: Matthew (Matt) Murrell Paul Laurence Dunbar Middle (Band)
High:James Samz Mariner High (Band)
* Physical Education:
Elementary: Morgan Wright J. Colin English Elementary
Middle:Jonathan Edward Veterans Park Academy for the Arts
High: Alberta (Ali) Fabbro Estero High
* Psychologist:
Karen Friebel Psychological Services
* Reading:
Elementary: Leslie Mikell Gulf Elementary
Middle: Helen Thompson Challenger Middle
High: Kimberly Conn Ida S. Baker High
* School Counselor:
Elementary: Jan Moretti Bayshore Elementary
Middle: Jeffrey Becker Harns Marsh Middle
High: Harriett Henderson Dunbar High
* School Nurse: Gabrielle Camarda Health Services/Lehigh Acres Middle
* School Social Worker: Linda Cancel Student Welfare and Attendance
* Science:
Elementary:
Alison Ackerman Bayshore Elementary
Middle: Dr. Charles O’Connor Lexington Middle
High: Misty Neal Gousby Lehigh Senior High
* Social Studies:
Elementary:
Patricia Pietkiewicz San Carlos Elementary
Middle: Brandee Summerall North Fort Myers Academy for the Arts
High: Amanda (Mandie) Rainwater Cypress Lake High
* Speech Pathologist: LeeAnn Knapp Tortuga Preserve Elementary
* World Languages: Idamis Alejandro Tice Elementary
* Visual Arts:
Elementary: Susan Sweetland Heights Elementary
Secondary:
Kellen Mills Paul Laurence Dunbar Middle
Source: School District of Lee County