Winterport schoolteacher wins Milken Educator Award villagesoup.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from villagesoup.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
News Center Maine reported that Hillary Hoyt, third grade teacher at Leroy H. Smith in Winterport who holds a bachelor’s in elementary education from the University of Maine, has been named a 2022 Milken Educator. The honor carries a $25,000 prize and recognizes Hoyt’s innovation, creativity and inspirational leadership in education.
Jamie Karaffa was presented with a Milken Educator Award and a $25,000 check Tuesday in recognition of her extraordinary work as an educator at Bruce M. Whittier Middle School.
WINTERPORT In a surprise assembly early Tuesday, Winterport teacher Hillary Hoyt, a third grade teacher at Leroy H. Smith School, received a $25,000 Milken Educator Award for her commitment to creativity in the classroom, focus on prioritizing.