16 Award-winning Educators on Long Island
Alison Clark
Stratford Road Elementary School – Principal
2020 NYS Elementary Principal of the Year
Amanda Stallone
Cayuga Elementary School – Physical Education
2021 NYS Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance Amazing Person Award
Charlie Rizzuto
Oyster Bay High School – Physical Education
2022 National High School Physical Education Teacher of the Year
Diane Fox
Hampton Bays Middle School – Assistant Principal
2022 NYS Secondary School Assistant Principal of the Year
Donna Banek
Howard T. Herber Middle School – Science
2020 Science Teachers Association of New York State Fellows Award
Elizabeth Bolger
Lincoln Avenue Elementary School – Physical Education
2019 NYS AHPERD Elementary Physical Education Teacher of the Year Award
Felicia Thomas-Williams
West Middle School – Principal
2020 NYS Secondary Principal of the Year
Grace Dong-Janeo
Alverta B. Gray Schultz (ABGS) Middle School Hempstead – Special Education
2021 Herald Head of the Class Middle School Teacher Award
Jennifer Wolfe
Oceanside High School – Social Studies
2021 New York State Teacher of the Year award
Jordan Sabinsky
Searingtown Elementary School – Kindergarten
2021 Herald Head of the Class Rising Star Award
Joseph Owens
Mineola Union Free School District – Fine and Performing Arts Supervisor
2021 School Administrators Association of New York State (SAANYS) Leadership and Support Award
Kevin Breslin
Carle Place School District – Social Studies
2022 Long Island Council of the Social Studies Outstanding High School Teacher Award
Meredith McGuire
Old Country Road Elementary School – Math
2022 Nassau County Mathematics Teachers Association (NCMTA) Elementary School Mathematics Teacher of the Year
Nancy Aquino
Steele Elementary School – 2nd Grade
2021 Herald Head of the Class Elementary School Teacher Award
Rebeca Rodriguez
East Rockaway High School – Foreign Language
2021 Herald Head of the Class High School Teacher Award
Tara Tully
Carle Place School District – Social Studies
2022 Long Island Council of the Social Studies Outstanding Middle School Teacher Awards
