The Distinguished Teachers Awards Committee on Wednesday announced the Greenwich Public Schools’ 2026 Distinguished Teachers.
2026 Distinguished Teachers
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Laura Burdick, Greenwich High School, English
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PJ Connolly, North Street School, First Grade
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John Ehlinger, Julian Curtiss School, Advanced Learning Program
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Cody Ludvinsky, Western Middle School, Science
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Michelle O’Brien, Parkway, Third Grade
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Sarra Roth, Riverside School, Art
“There are superheroes amongst us here in Greenwich and our children are the lucky ones because they get to interact with them each day,” distinguished teacher committee chair Angie Hartofilis said.
“Our community is extremely fortunate to have such passionate, talented, intelligent, caring, creative, and dedicated staff in our public schools. Having these impressive individuals contributing to our GPS community fills me with such pride and gratitude, Hartofilis continued.
“Their contributions go above and beyond reaching each individual student at their academic level and fostering growth and curiosity in them as lifelong learners, but these educators are also creatively, tirelessly and passionately working to help guide them into thoughtful, caring, imaginative people that will contribute to society, Hartofilis added.
The entire GPS community is welcome to celebrate the amazing teachers at the Distinguished Teachers Award ceremony, set for 4:30pm on Thursday, May 7 at Central Middle School.
Nominations for GPS Distinguished Teachers are submitted by students, parents, and colleagues in early March each year. Each member of the Distinguished Teachers Awards Committee (DTAC), Inc. reviews every nomination packet. At the annual “vote meeting” in April, DTAC members submit their ballots anonymously and without discussion. The ballots are tallied and the six teachers with the most votes are selected to receive the Distinguished Teacher Award. The Distinguished Teachers Awards Committee includes no more than 20 members, with representatives from The Board of Education, The Greenwich Education Association (GEA), The Greenwich Organization of School Administrators (GOSA), the PTA Council, members of community organizations, parents, and many previously named Greenwich Distinguished Teachers.