State recognizes Seymour educators

       Educators honored by the Connecticut Association of Schools. / Contributed photo

SEYMOUR - Teachers at Bungay Elementary School and Chatfield-LoPresti Elementary School recently were recognized along with administrators Mary Sue Feige, Bungay Principal, and Dave Olechna, Chatfield-LoPresti Principal, at Aqua Turf in Southington.

The Elementary Curriculum Leadership Team from both Bungay School and Chatfield-LoPresti is comprised of representatives from each grade level as well as specialists.
The goals of the team are to communicate and collaborate with each other to produce and develop core lessons and strategies aligned to the Common Core. 
The team is implementing, refining and continuing to share best practices with colleagues throughout the district as a means of increasing student achievement for all students. 

This group of dedicated individuals exceeds the standard through their tireless efforts by reflecting, evaluating, and refining their work. 
They are receptive to ongoing group feedback, reflection, and possible solutions. The success of the curriculum leadership team includes dedicated individuals who strive to educate and inspire all students, to enrich the experiences of our students, and to prepare our students to meet the challenges of an ever changing world.

Award recipients were: Mary Lavoie, Darlene O'Callaghan, Andrea Lund-Teixeira, Kathleen Riordan, Nicole Gardner, Gina, Kindt, Meghan McDonough, Angelique McAuliffe, Stefanie Slie, Gina Wendlandt, Joan McCasland, Lisa Heneghan, Meghan Goletz, Kristen Ramadon, Jara Ciocca, David Fleming and Allison Cunningham.

The Connecticut Association of Schools publicly acknowledges the outstanding work of teachers and staff for the contributions they have made to schools across the state. 
CAS thanks all of the teachers and staffs for sharing their time, talents, and commitment to providing quality education in their schools. 

Kevin Hogan, News Bureau Chief for WFSB served as Master of Ceremonies, and Karissa Niehoff, CAS Executive Director, gave the welcoming for the event. 
She said, "At CAS, we believe recognition of excellence is so important, not only to highlight outstanding individuals and school teams, but also to promote best practices and to encourage others to strive for excellence-to follow your example on their own path to excellence. So CAS is recognizing you, our honorees, not so much for being "excellent people" and "excellent schools" but more for being "people of excellence" and "schools of excellence."
Congratulations again, for all that you have already accomplished, and for the great work, the excellence, that you are continuing to inspire! 

The CAS Recognition of Excellence in Education celebration was made possible by The Connecticut Association of Schools and the generosity of Horace Mann Insurance. 


The Connecticut Association of Schools serve's Connecticut's K-12 public and parochial schools in all areas of inter-school activity. CAS has emerged as an informed leader in Connecticut's educational system, providing services to Connecticut's schools in areas ranging from academics to athletics. 
The association represents over 1,100 schools in the state. 
The Connecticut Association of Schools is a non-profit organization located in Cheshire.


This information is taken from a press release from Seymour Public Schools.