Superintendent of Catholic Schools, Dr. Donna Hargens, and Chancellor of Education, Jim Sellinger, announced on May 3, during Teacher Appreciation Week, the 2022 Archdiocesan and Independent Catholic School Teachers of the Year, during surprise visits to each school. Kristin Urbanski, from St. Joseph School, Fullerton, was named Archdiocesan Elementary School Teacher of the Year and Anna O’Day, from St. Mary’s High School, was named Archdiocesan High School Teacher of the Year. Kevin Ford, from Calvert Hall College High School, was named Independent Catholic High School Teacher of the Year.
The Teacher of the Year recipients were selected by the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s Teacher of the Year Committee, which included Department of Catholic Schools administrators and archdiocesan school board members. The committee selected Kristin Urbanski and Anna O’Day from 40 archdiocesan elementary and secondary Teacher of the Year nominees, all of whom were the recipients of their school’s 2022 Teacher of the Year award. Kevin Ford was selected from teachers nominated by principals of independent Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore. The committee’s decision was based on each nominee’s demonstration of Catholic identity, innovative instruction, professionalism, and leadership.
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