GNS: 2023 Edwin Parr Finalist
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Congratulations to teacher Jaia Sthankiya of Grand Trunk High School (GTHS) in Evansburg - this year's finalist as GYPSD'S nominee for the Alberta School Boards Association (ASBA), Edwin Parr First Year Teacher Award.
As part of the Board's selection process, three first-year teachers in GYPSD were first nominated by their principals and then invited to present to the Board of Trustees at the Public Board Meeting on March 15, 2023.
Ms. Sthankiya was joined by fellow nominees Sammie Weninger from Wildwood School, and Rayelle Groat from Summitview School in Grande Cache. The three nominees shared their most successful lesson, student learning challenges, greatest success in teaching since joining GYPSD, and how they each have grown as an educator this year.
Six Edwin Parr Teacher Award winners will be chosen from across Alberta including two from Zone 2/3 - where GYPSD is located. The provincial ASBA Edwin Parr Teacher Awards will be presented to the winners at the 2023 ASBA Fall General Meeting.
ASBA established the Edwin Parr Teacher Award in 1964 to honour Edwin Parr, a respected and loved teacher from the Athabasca area, who had instituted an “Annual Teacher Award” in his school system. All school boards may nominate a first-year teacher along with supporting evidence to demonstrate how the nominee meets the criteria for the award.
Congratulations!
GNS: 2023 Edwin Parr Finalist
