Fall Conference a Huge Success
By: Nancy Michell10/14/2011 12:00:00 AM
The NJPSA/FEA/NJASCD 2011 Fall Conference was a tremendous success. With hundreds of members in attendance, visionary awards and student leadership awards presented and a special all-technology pre-conference preceding the usual two-day event, fabulous is the only word that can describe the affair.
The conference included 20 workshops and keynotes by Milton Chen and Charlotte Danielson. It was also the official celebration of NJPSA’s 30th Anniversary. Three days of fun, food, and learning on topics ranging from teacher effectiveness to social media to literacy to PLCs and more.
On Thursday, youth leadership awards were presented and on Friday NJPSA Visionary Leader awards were presented.
This year’s winners were:
Zina Duerbig, Principal
Howell High School, Howell Township, NJ, NJPSA Visionary High School Principal of the Year and NASSP/MetLife Principal of the Year.
Tracey Severns, Ed.D., Principal, Mt. Olive Middle School, Budd Lake, NJ, NJPSA Visionary Elementary School Principal of the Year, National Distinguished Principal (sponsored by NAESP in cooperation with the US Department of Education and VALIC).
Thomas Storer, Vice Principal, Highland Regional High School, Blackwood, NJ, NJPSA Visionary High School Assistant Principal of the Year and NASSP/VIRCO Assistant Principal of the Year.
Alphonsina Paternostro, Supervisor, World Language/Bilingual Education
Linden Schools, Linden, NJ, NJPSA Visionary Supervisor of the Year.
Dorothy S. Strickland, Ph.D.Samuel DeWitt Proctor Professor Emerita
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Dr. Ernest L. Boyer Outstanding Educator Award (sponsored by NJASCD).
Congratulations winners! And congratulations NJPSA members for another outstanding conference!
To see NJPSA's interviews with the winners, visit http://www.njpsa.org/members/news.cfm?newsid=1410.