This year’s Outstanding Educator Award goes to a teacher that is an example of grit. She has taught for many years but most wouldn’t guess how many. Even Superintendent Rittell was surprised to find out how experienced she was as an educator.  Her humor and with-it-ness make her a great fit for the students she works with. Her desire for students to be prepared for what comes next is great and drives her high expectations for students. Her experience teaching her grade level makes her well prepared to help students meet those high expectations.  She knows well the common errors that students make in the grade level curriculum and sets them up to not make those mistakes. She knows what students their age enjoy and tries to incorporate that into her teaching and classroom culture. She is known for being a great mentor for university students that are working on their education degrees. In a time when fewer and fewer people are going into education it is crucial that we provide these university students with quality experiences with supportive experienced teachers. This teacher is definitely doing her part to do that. One of her previous students mentions that she really liked sharing book titles for reading for pleasure back and forth with this teacher. This student is long gone from Spring Creek but says she and this teacher still suggest books to read to each other every now and then. This teacher is a favorite of many Spring Creek Alumni.

We are happy to announce this year’s Spring Creek Outstanding Educator, Mrs. Lisa Bringhurst.