Joseph Bostic Jr., the Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School teacher named Montgomery County Public Schools Teacher of the Year for the 2021-2022 academic year, has officially picked up his final prize—a new car. Traditionally, Fitzgerald Auto Mall in Rockville provides the MCPS Teacher of the Year winner with a brand new car. For Bostic, […]
2021-2022 Teachers of the Year Introduced By Maryland State Department of Education
24 teachers from counties across the state were recognized June 3 as Teachers of the Year during a virtual summit with Maryland State Superintendent of Schools Karen B. Salmon, Ph. D. According to a press release from the Maryland State Department of Education, the educators from grade levels pre-k through 12 that were chosen by […]
MCPS Teacher of the Year Overcame Homelessness: ‘It’s That Untold Story That Can Set a Lot of People Free’
Last week, Joseph Bostic, Jr. was named Montgomery County Public Schools’ (MCPS) 2021-2022 Teacher of the Year. Bostic, originally from Macon, Georgia, is the math content specialist and eighth-grade team leader at Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School in Germantown. He understands hardship and said it’s someone’s untold story that often sets people free. “I […]
Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School Educator Named MCPS Teacher of the Year
Joseph Bostic, Jr., the math content specialist and eighth-grade team leader at Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School in Germantown, is the Montgomery County Public Schools’ (MCPS) 2021-2022 Teacher of the Year. “Thank you to MCPS for believing in a young man from a small town in Georgia,” Bostic said after he was announced the […]
MCPS: Here are the 2021–2022 Teacher of the Year Finalists
Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) announced three finalists designated by the Marian Greenblatt Education Fund for the 2021-2022 MCPS Teacher of the Year Award. The finalists include Sara Kopf from New Hampshire Estates Elementary School, Joseph Bostic from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School, and Patricia Richards from Walter Johnson High School. The fund […]
MCPS Teacher of the Year Gets New Wheels
Inge Chichester, the Sligo Middle School teacher named Montgomery County Public Schools Teacher of the Year for the 2020-2021 academic year, has officially picked up her final prize—a new car. Chichester says since the start of the 2021-2022 school year, she’s been delivering snack to her students, so her new wheels will come in handy. MCPS-TV, a […]
Sligo Middle School Educator Wins MCPS Teacher of the Year
Every morning — in the days before online learning — when students walked through the doors of Sligo Middle School in Silver Spring, they were greeted by Inge Chichester, a Montgomery County Public Schools teacher of 19 years. “Good morning family! Today is ‘Thankful Thursday’! Thank you for coming to school today Stallions!” Chichester would […]
Five Things to Know for May 15 in Montgomery County
It is Friday, May 15, and here are five things to know in Montgomery County. 1. Business Briefing: Council President Sidney Katz hosts the third in a series of business and economic development briefings at 12:30 p.m. Email Councilmember.Katz@montgomerycountymd.gov to register for the zoom meeting and submit questions. 2. CARES Act Programs to Help Small […]
Rockville High School Teacher Wins National Educator of the Year Award
Sean Pang, English and media arts teacher at Rockville High School (RHS), won the 2019 Claes Nobel Educator of the Year Award. He is one of 10 recipients across the U.S. Pang received a $1,000 grant, which he plans to use to film a documentary that brings light to financial issues in Montgomery County that […]
Meet the Hallie Wells Educator Nominated for Maryland Teacher of the Year
Madeline Hanington, an English teacher at Hallie Wells Middle School in Clarksburg, is having a year many educators dream of. In April, she was named a finalist for the 2019-2020 Montgomery County Public Schools’ Teacher of the Year. Now, she’s one of seven educators in the state nominated for the Maryland Teacher of the Year […]
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