Join us for a special 2021 Minnetonka Schools Celebration of Excellence awards program, honoring several of the District’s outstanding staff, teachers and community volunteers. The event, which will be livestreamed for the public, will take place at 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 13. 

Watch the 2021 Celebration of Excellence Livestream Here

The program will include the ‘live’ presentation of awards, recorded interviews and feature videos of award honorees. It will be hosted by Superintendent Dr. Dennis Peterson. Those honored during the evening include:

MINNETONKA NAGRADE ZA IZVRSNOST U NASTAVI USMJERENOJ NA DJECU

•  Jonathan Westmeyer, nastavnik matematike, Minnetonka Middle School West
•  Rebeccah MacDougal, učiteljica 6. razreda, Srednja škola Minnetonka Istok
•  Kristyn Roman, nastavnica engleskog jezika, Srednja škola Minnetonka
•  Matt Breen, nastavnik matematike i nastavnik na posebnom zadatku, Srednja škola Minnetonka
•  David Wicklund, nastavnik na posebnom zadatku, Osnovna škola Clear Springs
•  Nicole Bailey, učiteljica 2. razreda, Osnovna škola Deephaven
•  Keri Buisman, nastavnica engleskog jezika i književnosti, Osnovna škola Groveland
•  Jean Saboe, učiteljica drugog razreda, Osnovna škola Excelsior
•  Mabel Crandell, nastavnica čitanja, kurs španskog jezika, osnovna škola Minnewashta
•  Diane Daniels, nastavnica Navigator, Osnovna škola Scenic Heights
•  Maria Johnson, ECFE/Vašica u predškolskoj ustanovi, Minnetonka Community Education

NAGRADA ZA IZVRSNOST U POUČAVANJU USMJERENO NA DIJETE U E-UČENJU

• Diana Ortiz, Grade 4 Teacher, Spanish Immersion, ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AWARD
• Anne Strong, Grade 7 Teacher, SECONDARY SCHOOLS AWARD

NAGRADE ZAPOSLENIMA MINNETONKE ZA IZVRSNOST USMJERENU NA DJECU

• Annie Lumbar Bendson, koordinatorica zdravstvenih usluga, Distrikt
• Jason Schuneman, građevinski inženjer, osnovna škola Minnewashta
• Maura Marko, asistentica u uredu za evidenciju prisutnosti, Srednja škola Minnetonka
• Cindy Crawford, IT asistentica za korisničku podršku
• Dalton Kite, IT asistent za korisnike i tehničar za podršku bazama podataka, Districtwide
• Molly Bahneman, voditeljica programa Istraživači, Obrazovanje zajednice Minnetonka
• Cody Hallahan, nadzornik istraživačkog mjesta, Minnetonka Community Education
• Dave Bierly, savjetnik i predsjedavajući odjela za savjetovanje, Srednja škola Minnetonka
• Marvin York, pomoćnik u nastavi, osnovna škola Groveland
• Samantha Vollmer, pomoćnica stručnjaka, Srednja škola Minnetonka Zapad
• Doug Reitan, kuhar, Srednja škola Minnetonka

TIMSKA NAGRADA ZA IZVRSNOST U SARADNJI

• The Check and Connect Morning Show
  (This group includes the following e-learning teachers from MMW and MME:  Michael Anderson, Josh Bakke, Else Goll, Sarah Gutierrez, Mo Haskamp, Jen Hazen, Amanda Leddy, Jim Malewig, Meghan Mullen, Katie Nelson, Tara Raisanen, Anna Schoeneberger, Katie Schulz, Anne Strong, Tyler Thiel, Rebecca Walling, Michael White and Courtney Ziebarth).

NAGRADE ZA VOLONTERA/POSLOVNOG PARTNERA U OBRAZOVANJU ZAJEDNICE

• Nagrada za poslovnog partnera godine - Schmitt Music
• ECFE nagrada godine – Tim Byrne
• Nagrada za omladinske programe godine – Bonnie Vos
• Nagrada za programe za odrasle godine – Connie Heuer

SPINNAKER NAGRADE

• Mike Max- volunteer
• Veda Pai-Panandiker- volunteer
• Wayne Peterson- volunteer
• Cathy Rude- volunteer
• Amy Vohs- volunteer

VANTAGE GOLD PARTNERI

• Ann Senn
• David Stillman
• Chris Woodbury i Best Buy

Nagrada odbora Brad za izvrsnost u osnovnom obrazovanju

• Rachel Norton, Grade 2 Teacher, Deephaven Elementary

Memorijalna nagrada JOYCE GUSTAFSON

• Ali Alowonle, Navigator Teacher, Excelsior Elementary

CHARLIE PARNELL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN SPECIAL EDUCATION

• Shelly Dekker, Adapted Physical Education Teacher, Districtwide
• Taylor Moon, Special Education Teacher, Minnetonka High School
• Janie Warner, Paraprofessional, Clear Springs Elementary

AWARDS ANNOUNCED MAY 13

• Nagrade za zasluge zaposlenima u čast 20, 25, 30 i 35 godina rada
• 2022 Minnesota Teacher of the Year Nominees

Please note: Due to COVID-19 spacing restrictions, we are not able to invite the public at large to the ‘live’ event. If spacing restrictions lighten or are lifted by the state, we will reconsider.

Regardless, the event will be livestreamed for all to watch ‘live’ the evening of the event. We will share the link for that as we get closer to the event.
 
If you have questions about the Celebration of Excellence program, please contact JacQui Getty, executive director of communications for Minnetonka Schools at jacqui.getty@minnetonkaschools.org