Outstanding Teacher Award Recipients 2024
Joshua Streit
Belmont High School, Social Studies Teacher
Brenton Lussier
Belmont High School, Math, Grade 8
Sara Carson
Chenery Upper Elementary School, Music
Wendy Hurwitz
Burbank Elementary School, Grade K
Molly Quinn
Butler Elementary School, Social Worker
Kendra Nnyanzi
Wellington Elementary School, Grade 1
Catherine Monnin
Winn Brook Elementary School, Grade 2
2024 S. Warren Farrell Award for Educational Excellence Recipient
Gregory Bruce
Belmont High School, Special Education
Outstanding Teacher Awards 2024
The Outstanding Teacher Awards (OTA), sponsored by Belmont Savings Bank Foundation, recognizes the extraordinary contributions made by teachers in the Belmont Public Schools. Community members, including high school and middle school students, nominate teachers who they feel deserve this special recognition. A sub-committee of the FBE then selects teachers from the nominations, one from each of the Belmont Public Schools, to be recognized as the Outstanding Teachers of the Year. The entire community is invited to celebrate these honorees at a ceremony April 29th.
The S. Warren Farrell Award
The S. Warren Farrell Award for Educational Excellence recognizes one educator for longstanding dedication and leadership in the Belmont Public Schools and contributions to the community. This award honors the legacy of S. Warren Farrell for his many years of dedicated volunteer work in Belmont community.
Outstanding Teacher Awards 2024
Ceremony:
Monday, April 29, 6:00pm,
Chenery Upper Elementary School, Belmont MA
The Nomination Process
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Parents/guardians, students, and community members, can nominate teachers who they feel deserve this special recognition.
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To be eligible for nomination, a teacher must:
• Have completed 3 consecutive years teaching in the Belmont Public Schools and currently teach in the Belmont Public Schools
• Teach students on a regular basis (40% of the time)
• Have not previously received the Outstanding Teacher Award within the last 3 years.
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Please select the appropriate school nomination form below and submit when completed. The nomination period only lasts March 6 – March 20.
Belmont High School Application
Belmont Middle School Application
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Nominations close March 20, 2024
A sub-committee of the FBE will select one honoree from each of the Belmont Public Schools. The 2024 Outstanding Teachers of the Year will be announced in early April.
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Award Ceremony & Reception
Monday, April 29th, 2024, 6:00pm
Chenery Upper Elementary AuditoriumThe entire community is invited to a ceremony to celebrate the 2023-24 Outstanding Teacher Award recipients.
Questions? ota@fbe-belmont.org
OTA Sponsor
Belmont Savings Bank Foundation
Congratulations to our 2024 Outstanding Teacher Awards recipients!
Photographs from our ‘Reveal Day’ are courtesy of Belmont parent Natasha Bregel
OTA Ceremony 2023 Photo Gallery
Photographs courtesy of Franklin Tucker & Lyn Hamer
Previous OTA Recipients
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Ezra Flam, Belmont High School, Theater Arts Specialist
Jonathan Marks, Chenery Middle School, Science Grade 8
Nikolaus vonHuene, Burbank Elementary School, Grade 4
Abbie Dufault, Butler Elementary School, Grade 1
Jessica Endres, Wellington Elementary School, Grade 4
Lauren Chancey, Winn Brook Elementary School, Grade 2
2022 S. Warren Farrell Award for Educational Excellence Recipient:
Victoria O’Regan
Burbank Elementary, Reading -
The 2019-20 and 2020-21 school years were turned upside down by pandemic and required all Belmont Public School staff members—teachers, custodians, paraprofessionals, guidance counselors, office staff, administrators, and food service staff to alter the day-to-day operations, think creatively and operate in a new and challenging world. The Belmont Savings Bank Foundation, sponsor of the OTA, and the FBE did not want this tremendous dedication by ALL staff to go unrecognized. Therefore, OTA 2020 and 2021 honored the entire staff of the Belmont Public Schools for their outstanding contributions.
On May 4, 2021, to celebrate the Outstanding Staff, each school was presented with a large poster of an image composed of words of gratitude solicited from the entire community. Each staff member received a small version of the Words of Appreciation image along with a gift card to a local Belmont small business as a token of appreciation for creatively and tirelessly supporting our students and each other throughout this challenging time.
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Mark Abruzzese
Belmont High School, ChemistryBhuvana Kaushik
Chenery Middle School, Math, Grade 6Ellen Levy
Butler Elementary School, KindergartenKelly Mastalong
Belmont High School, Social StudiesColleen McBride
Wellington Elementary School, Grade 2Sarah Pierson
Burbank Elementary School, Grade 3Nicole Torniero
Winn Brook Elementary School, Grade 2S. Warren Farrell Award Honoree
Leon Dyer
Chenery Middle School, Technology Education -
Edward Trodden
ButlerColleen Cox
BurbankChristina Westfall
WellingtonErin Gillies-Thibeault
Winn BrookDenise LaPolla
CheneryCatherine Larkin
Belmont High SchoolWarren Farrell Award
Brian Dunn -
Jennifer Pressey
ButlerClifford Gallant
BurbankMeaghan Clow
WellingtonKathryn Doyle
Winn BrookDorothy Pulizzi
CheneryDaniel Moresco
Belmont High SchoolWarren Farrell Award
John McLellan -
Justin Chiu
ButlerLisa O’Sullivan
BurbankCheryl Lyons
WellingtonKathleen Calhoun
Winn BrookMichelle Connors
CheneryMartha Bloom
Belmont High SchoolEXTRA: Sharon Phipps
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Katie Caritey
BurbankAudrey Ruddock
ButlerSteven Tenhor
WellingtonDanielle Pandolfo
Winn BrookBen Ligon
ChenerySusanne Lijek
Belmont High School
2023 Outstanding Teacher Recipients
Eileen White, Belmont High School, Social Studies Teacher
Brianne Panzarella, Chenery Middle School, Social Studies, Grade 6
Nicole Pond, Burbank Elementary School, Art Teacher
Samantha Sacco, Butler Elementary School, Grade 3
Kate Ebdon, Wellington Elementary School, Grade 2
Kerry Lapon, Winn Brook Elementary School, Grade K
2023 S. Warren Farrell Award for Educational Excellence Recipient
Cindy Crowley, Butler Elementary, Special Education