-- Jay Eitner proudly discussed his recognition as the 2015 Educator’s Voice Superintendent of the Year of Superintendent and a 2016 Educator to Watch at the 2015 Annual Bammy Awards.
Presented by the Academy of Education Arts and Sciences, the Bammy Award is a cross discipline award recognizing the contributions of educators from across the education field. "All across the nation, nominees like Jay Eitner demonstrate that there is exceptional work being done to educate our children on many levels. Much of the good work being done goes unrecognized and is not covered in traditional media. Students are not the only ones who need validation. More than ever before, educators need to be validated and the stories about what's going right in American education need to be told," said Errol St. Clair Smith, executive producer of the Bammy Awards. “We are delighted to be part of this collaborative, nationwide effort for the fourth year."
Honorees were announced on September 26th from the BAM Education Network The Bammy Awards are presented by the Academy of Education Arts and Sciences, which includes leading educators, education professors, journalists, editors, researchers, commentators, advocates, activists, visionaries and pioneers. The Academy is comprised of a board of governors, a council of peers and the executive committee.
About Jay Eitner:
Jay Eitner is a proud product of the New Jersey public schools. A graduate from Union High School in 1997, Jay attended The American University in Washington DC and graduated with a BA in interdisciplinary studies. He began his teaching career in Roselle, NJ teaching a variety of subjects, including social studies, computers, and literacy. Jay received his Masters Degree in 2004 from Kean University and was hired to teach 8th grade social studies in the nationally recognized East Brunswick Public Schools. Jay obtained his supervisor, principal, and school administrator certificates from the NJPSA NJEXCEL program in 2009. Administratively, Eitner has served as a middle school Assistant Principal, a K12 Supervisor of Social Studies, a Superintendent for The Lower Alloways Creek School District, and currently serves as Superintendent of Schools for the Waterford Township School District.. He has presented a series of workshops on digital leadership, technology infusion, and student achievement for grades K12. Jay’s blog can be found at www.jayeitner.com and can be followed on Twitter under the name @iSuperEit.
About the Waterford Township School District:
Located between Philadelphia and Atlantic City, The mission of the Waterford Township School District, in partnership with our community, is to provide each student with an efficient and comprehensive education in a safe and supportive environment that fosters the pursuit of lifelong learning. The District oversees four schools, and provides an education that develops the intellectual, emotional, social and physical potential of each student. Staff will encourage the development of personal strengths, promote a positive self image and an appreciation for the uniqueness of individuals. One of the District’s goals is to develop students who are capable of meeting future challenges, while becoming healthy, ethical, contributing members of a global society. The dedicated team of certificated staff teaches to assure mastery of the New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards.
About the Bammy Awards:
The Bammy Awards is a cross discipline award that identifies and acknowledges the good work being done all across the education village. The Bammy Awards was created in response to the tremendous national pressure on educators and education leaders to improve student outcomes, the impact of high stakes accountability and the intense scrutiny that today's educators face.
The awards aim to foster cross discipline recognition of the collective contributions being made to educate children, encourage collaboration in and across the various domains, elevate education and education successes in the public eye, and raise the profile and voices of the many undervalued and unrecognized people who are making a difference in the field. The Bammy Awards is organized by BAM Radio Network, which produces education radio shows for the nation's leading education associations.
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