Alliance for Education Awards More than $75K to SPS principals, educators 

教育联盟, the local education fund for the Seattle Public School district, 授予两位校长2024年托马斯B. Foster Award for Excellence, each receiving a $25,000 grant for their schools. This year’s recipients are Principal Eyva Winet at 新星 高中 and 冉冉升起的新星 小学 Principal Huyen Lam.  

The Foster Award recognizes and honors two outstanding 十大正规网赌软件 principals who have demonstrated success in advancing educational justice and racial equity in their school community.  

“We are proud to celebrate Principal Lam’s and Principal Winet’s outstanding contributions to their school communities. These two exemplify dedication and positive leadership, and the tremendous impact they have made on their school communities is evident,琼斯警司说. “They are creating the conditions for all students to thrive and setting the standard for excellence in education.”   

冉冉升起的新星 PTA members shared during the nomination process how Principal Lam has focused on making school a place where students and families feel a sense of belonging because of the intentional hiring of a diverse team of educators and that their culture and language is reflected in academics.  

“我来自一个移民家庭，有很多兄弟姐妹, I know the hard work of equity and justice can’t be done alone. 对我来说, this award really shows that our 冉冉升起的新星 team comes together with teacher efficacy as we work on behalf of families and students,林校长说. “I’m excited to see the results reflected in our students’ data that support the joy they experience in learning, 家庭与我们互动的方式, 以及我们的员工如何作为一个团队一起努力工作. This award means a lot to our 冉冉升起的新星 community and will really make an impact on our students.”  

来自学生的大量提名, staff and parents highlighted how Principal Winet maximizes resources and uses innovative methods to meet students where they are. Students also noted how Winet is a positive role model and advocate for advancing LGBTQIA+ and gender justice causes, creating a school environment where over 97% of students attend 90% or more of school days. 

“Our dedication to liberatory education is authentic and grown from our whole community’s evolving inquiry into education as a container for our mutual liberation, 温内特校长说. “不应该是这样, but it often feels like an audacious dream in public schools, so this honor reminds us we are not alone in this vision.  

Winet said that being recognized and funded for this work enables the school to continue to replace carceral practices with transformative practices. 

Foster awardees were selected based on colleague and community nominations alongside demonstrating growth in school building level data metrics like equity and antiracism school climate surveys, 地区大学和职业准备目标, and standardized test proficiency in math and English language arts. 

In its 25th year, the endowed award commemorates Thomas B. Foster, a prominent Seattle attorney who displayed a strong personal commitment to public education. 奖励是不受限制的, giving school staff additional funding outside of a traditional school budget to best serve their students’ needs. 

教育联盟是一个独立组织, local education fund that has worked in partnership with 十大正规网赌软件 since 1995 to address crucial challenges facing Seattle students, 家庭和教育工作者. Their mission is to support excellence in education by advancing educational justice and racial equity for students in SPS. 

菲利普B. Swain卓越教育奖 

菲利普B. Swain卓越教育奖 is given annually to up to five teachers and/or counselors in 十大正规网赌软件 who promote educational justice and racial equity at their school. Nominations are open to teachers and counselors who: teach in grades 6-12, 在这个地区工作了至少三年, 在第一修正案学校教书. 津贴2美元,500 accompanies each award and may be used at the awardee’s discretion for continuing professional development, 与这种发展相关的旅行, 也可以用于教室项目或用品. The public can nominate teachers and counselors for the award. 该奖项授予. 菲利普·B. Swain, a former teacher who was a passionate advocate for public education throughout his life.  

2024年Swain卓越教学奖得主: 

• Alfreida McKinney, Counselor – 华盛顿 中学 
• Alvin Scott Griggs, Physical Education – 富兰克林 高中 
• Folasade Brown, English/Language Arts – 雷尼尔山海滩 高中 
• 茱莉亚·里德，新星高中 
• 马库斯·布拉德福德，阿基中学 

艾德里安·韦弗科学教学奖 

艾德里安·韦弗科学教学奖 is given annually to a 十大正规网赌软件 science teacher in grades K-8 who has been with the district for at least three years and teaches at a Title I school. A stipend of $5,000 accompanies each award and may be used at the awardee’s discretion. 这个奖项是为了纪念. 艾德丽安韦弗, a former educator who had a love for teaching and science and believed in hands-on learning.  

2024韦弗科学教师: 

凯尔·汤斯顿，西西雅图小学