Two charter school teachers from Livingston County have been named semi-finalists for the Michigan Charter School Teacher of the Year award, putting them among the top 25 charter school educators in the state. The list of semi-finalists was announced today by the Michigan Association of Public School Academies (MAPSA), the state charter school association.
The honorees are Liz Holland, a spanish teacher at Charyl Stockwell Preparatory Academy in Brighton; and Lyndsay Grasman, a science teacher at Kensington Woods Schools in Pinckney.
“There are more than 10,000 charter school teachers Michigan, so this is a tremendous honor,” said MAPSA President Dan Quisenberry. “These are truly some of the most talented and dedicated educators in the state.”
Holland and Grasman are now in the running to be named finalists for the award. The top five will be announced next week, with the overall winner named during Charter Schools Week in May.
The complete list of semi-finalists for the Michigan Charter School Teacher of the Year award:
Teachers
Tara Baxter – West Michigan Academy of Environmental Science
Jackie Botsford – Greater Heights Academy
Ronald Brown – Taylor Preparatory High School
Jason Chronister – West Michigan Academy of Environmental Science
Mandy DeBoer – West Michigan Academy of Arts and Academics
Lyndsay Grasman – Kensington Woods Schools
Jessica Heintskill – West Michigan Academy of Environmental Science
Anne Hoekstra – West Michigan Academy of Environmental Science
Liz Holland – Charyl Stockwell Preparatory Academy
Rachel Kamischke – Arts Academy in the Woods
Sean Kellogg – Countryside Academy
Esther Kang – Detroit Service Learning Academy (Redford Campus)
Joy Lyman – Detroit Delta Prep
Rachel McKenna – West Michigan Academy of Environmental Science
Jared Meldrum – Three Oaks Public School Academy
Katie Moriarty – West Michigan Academy of Arts and Academics
Danielle Perez – Forest Academy
Erica Peterson – Bradford Academy
Kristinna Price – Trillium Academy
Angela Ringo – GEE Edmonson Charter Academy
Kathy Sadlier-Fiol – Jefferson International Academy
Caitlin Sanborn – Bradford Academy
Meagan Scott – American Montessori Academy
William Weidner – Central Academy
Tonya Westra – Michigan Virtual Charter Academy
