Inspire Federal Credit Union has recently announced the local teachers that will advance to the finalist round in their annual Bucks County Teacher of the Year contest.
The finalists were selected by the public through a three week long voting period where over 40,000 votes were cast for 250 nominees.
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In past years, only three finalists have been chosen through the public voting process, however, due to the large number of nominations and votes, the credit union decided to extend the finalist group to ten.
“We received an overwhelming response to the contest this year. Every teacher that was nominated deserves to be recognized for their hard work and contributions,” said Inspire’s President/CEO Jim Merrill. “Our decision to extend the finalist group to 10 teachers is a direct result of how popular and competitive this prestigious award has become. We felt it was in the best interest of the nominees to expand this, and we believe it will showcase each finalist’s dedication to their profession and path towards being recognized as the 2017 Bucks County Teacher of the Year.”
The finalists, which are comprised of teachers throughout the county, include Jodie Kurley at Albert Schweitzer Elementary (Neshaminy); Michael Zweig at Pine Run Elementary (Central Bucks); Michelle Kramer at Bensalem High; Karen McGuckin at Mill Creek Elementary (Bristol Township); Patricia Wright at William Penn Middle (Pennsbury); Kenneth Ehrmann at Seylar Elementary (Pennridge); Kelly Alberts at Carl Sandburg Middle (Neshaminy); Matthew Fash at Lenape Middle (Central Bucks); Kristina Temple at Brookwood Elementary (Bristol Township); and Dana DiJoseph at Belmont Hills Elementary (Bensalem.)
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From here, a committee will evaluate and judge all ten finalists submissions and determine the top three and eventual winner. The three finalists will be invited to Inspire’s annual meeting in April where the winner will be announced and receive $2,500 and an additional $500 donated to their school. The two runner-ups will both receive a $1,000 and an additional $500 donated to their schools.
