Lottery Commissioner, Suzanna Shkreli, presents Gina Richards along with her Excellence in Training examine.
A Genesee County educator who is thought for serving to college students attain their potential has been honored with an Excellence In Training award from the Michigan Lottery.
The award winner, Gina Richards, is a fourth-grade trainer at West Bendle Elementary. The college is a part of Bendle Public Faculties.
The Michigan Lottery established the Excellence In Training awards in 2014 to acknowledge excellent public-school educators throughout the state in the course of the college yr.
Winners of the weekly award obtain a $2,000 money prize. On the finish of the college yr, one of many weekly award winners will probably be chosen to obtain the Lottery’s Educator of the Yr award and can obtain a $10,000 money prize.
Every winner is also featured in a information section on the Lottery’s media associate stations: WXYZ-TV in Detroit, FOX 17 in Grand Rapids, FOX 47 in Lansing, WLUC in Marquette, WNEM-TV in Saginaw, and WWTV-TV in Traverse Metropolis. The information section that includes Richards will air this night.
“Ms. Richards’ unconventional path to turning into an educator is a testomony to her dedication and want to assist kids succeed,” mentioned Lottery Commissioner Suzanna Shkreli. “Her dedication to her college students, each inside and outdoors the classroom, makes her an distinctive educator.”
Richards mentioned she was drawn to a profession in schooling to assist college students who wrestle.
“As an elementary pupil, I struggled at school. I needed to assist kids that wrestle with lecturers. I discovered a profession that may assist me accomplish my objective of serving to kids which are academically challenged like I used to be. I began instructing later than most individuals do, so this drives me to excel in instructing my college students. I like watching how college students develop and develop in the middle of a yr and to see that I’ve a hand in serving to them obtain this objective.”
Richards was nominated for the award by a household she labored intently with.
“Ms. Richards returned to varsity in her late 30’s to acquire her bachelor’s diploma from the College of Michigan. She selected to show elementary college to assist kids within the space obtain their potential. Bendle college district is a decrease revenue district in want of lecturers like her that really take care of the much less lucky college students. Ms. Richards makes herself out there to all her college students and oldsters which will need assistance. She goes to college students’ actions and even treats them to curler skating events. She additionally will assist the younger women with their hair within the morning to assist them really feel safer with themselves. At Bendle they’re streamlining particular wants kids. Ms. Richards works with lots of particular wants kids, and her college students have nice take a look at scores. She’s a optimistic affect on her college students, mother and father, and school.”
Richards earned a bachelor’s diploma from the College of Michigan Flint. She has been an educator for six years, the final 4 in her present place.
Excellence in Training award nominees are evaluated on the next standards:
- Excellence – Their work constantly helps college students and/or their faculties or college districts advance to larger ranges of educational achievement.
- Dedication – They constantly go above and past expectations to assist college students succeed.
- Inspiration – Their work conjures up others round them to exceed expectations both academically or professionally.
- Management – They show clear management abilities of their positions with their college or college districts.
- Effectiveness – The nominee’s work has clear and optimistic outcomes on the tutorial development of scholars throughout the college or college district.
