First Class Teacher

First Class (First Year) Teacher Award

The Ritenour School District is proud of our outstanding teachers. First Class teachers exemplify the following:

Fidelity of Implementation
How does the nominee ensure they are teaching the curriculum as it was designed to be taught?

Rigor
How does the nominee facilitate a high-level/complex response from their learners?

Relevance
What are the various examples this nominee uses in creating curricular connections with various cultures and real world scenarios?

Engagement
What are the various ways that the nominee maintains a high level of interaction with their students in the learning process?
How does this teacher ensure he/she is teaching to the variety of student learning styles in the classroom?

Distinguishing Characteristics
As compared with other past or present first year teachers in the Ritenour School District, what distinguishes your nominee as the most outstanding? For questions about nominating a First Class Teacher, email Evelyn Gilliam.  

Emily Hahn, an English language arts teacher at Hoech Middle School, is the district’s 2024 First Class Teacher for being an outstanding educator who is new to the profession.

First Class Teacher Past Nominations

Kevin Daniels	Ritenour High School	2006-2007
Stacey Wilson	Wyland Elementary	2007-2008
Jessica Snoberger	Hoech Middle School	2008-2009
Michael Dragoni	Buder Elementary	2009-2010
Gisela Macias	Kratz Elementary	2011-2012
Rachael LaFata	Iveland Elementary	2013-2014
Renita Smith	Iveland Elementary	2015-2016
Amanda Drilling	Ritenour Middle School	2017-2018
Luke Sanders	Iveland Elementary	2019-2020
Sydney Tomaso	Kratz Elementary	2020-2021
Dianitia Butler	Iveland Elementary	2021-2022
Madison Kukic	Wyland Elementary	2022-2023
Emily Hahn	Hoech Middle School	2023-2024