2nd Annual Educators of the Year Gala
On Thursday, May 9, Detroit Public Schools Community District hosted its 2nd Annual Educators of the Year Gala at the Roostertail in Detroit. The event honored the District's exceptional staff of teachers, administrators, paraprofessionals, principals and more. The honorees were nominated based on exemplifying the district’s core values and priorities outlined in the strategic plan, Blueprint 2020, and it's without a doubt these winners have and continue to put our students first.
For a complete list of winners, see below:
2019 DPSCD Teacher of the Year
Imelya Eberhardt-Ellison, Bagley Elementary-Middle School
2019 DPSCD Rookie Teacher of the Year
Gabriella Hartman, Munger Elementary-Middle School
2019 DFT Instructional Support Staff of the Year
Michelle Whitlow Johnson, Drew Transition Center
2019 Principal of the Year
Maria Hernandez-Martinez, Roberto Clemente Learning Academy
2019 Assistant Principal of the Year
Cornelius Pearson, Carstens Academy of Aquatic Science
2019 District Administrator of the Year
Sgt. David Wallace, DPSCD Police Department
2019 OSAS School-Based Adminstrator of the Year
Rodney Hall, Bagley Elementary School of Journalism and Technology
2019 DAEOE Administrative Support of the Year
Latanya Littlejohn, East English Village Preparatory Academy
2019 DFP Paraprofessional of the Year
Earnestine Beamon, John R. King Academic & Performing Arts Academy
2019 AFSCME Paraprofessional of the Year
Gina Goodman, Marcus Garvey Academy
MDE Regional Teacher of the Year
Michele Pizzo, Davison Elemetary-Middle School
Partner of the Year
The Kresge Foundation