Each year, Mt. Vernon Community School Corp. partners with the Mt. Vernon Education Foundation to recognize a Teacher of the Year and Staff of the Year in each building. Staff members rate nominees on the qualities of dedication, team player, caring, student-centered, lifelong learner and innovative.
Each teacher and staff member winner also will receive $500 as a part of the Ryan Fry Excellence in Education Award.
Ryan Fry Excellence in Education Award creators Jill Prefontaine and her husband, Kevin, will recognize one District Teacher of the Year and one District Staff Member of the Year with a $2,500 award at the April 23 Mt. Vernon Education Foundation Gala.
The Teacher of the Year and Staff of the Year for each building recently were selected and are:
Mt. Comfort Elementary School:
- Teacher of the Year: Dianne Grannan
- Staff of the Year: Brittany Lenk
McCordsville Elementary School:
- Teacher of the Year: Michelle Anderson
- Staff of the Year: Diane Rafert
Fortville Elementary School:
- Teacher of the Year: Brittany Webber
- Staff of the Year: Shanda Jouppi
Mt. Vernon Middle School:
- Teacher of the Year: D’Lee Rush
- Staff of the Year: Jay Jones
Mt. Vernon High School:
- Teacher of the Year: Jordan Gerbsch
- Staff of the Year: Kelly Fleming
Administration/Preschool:
- Teacher of the Year: Lindsay Sall
- Staff of the Year: Tracy Furnas