The 2014-2015 Blackboard Award honorees for Schools and Principals were celebrated in a joyous ceremony at Scholastic headquarters in SoHo on Tuesday, December 9, emceed by HuffPost Live host Nancy Redd and New York Family editor Eric Messinger. The honorees were comprised of a distinguished and diverse group of local schools from all five boroughs.
For profiles of all the honorees, click here or visit www.newyorkfamily.com.
Click here for a slideshow of photos from last night’s awards.
The complete list of honorees, with the special citations, is also at the bottom of this press release.
Now in its 12th year, the Blackboard Awards celebrates excellence in education in every school sector (public, private, charter, and parochial), and at every grade level (nursery school to high school).
Beyond the ceremony itself, the Awards are a resource for parents interested in researching their best education options for their children.
The Blackboard Awards are produced by New York Family magazine, which is part of Manhattan Media, and the honorees are selected by the magazine’s editors, who cull through thousands of nominations from parents, and are also guided by recommendations from local education experts.
The majority of the honorees were schools celebrated in the category of “Outstanding,” with a few additional schools cited in the categories of “Rising Star” or “New & Noteworthy.” There were also awards honoring their principals for their outstanding contributions to their schools.
In addition to New York Family and Manhattan Media, the Blackboard Awards are sponsored by the City University Of New York (CUNY), the New School, School Search Solutions, the United Federation Of Teachers, and the Yorkville Youth Athletic Association.
Please note: The Blackboard Awards welcomes and encourages parent nominations all year long; to nominate a school, principal or teacher, visit blackboardawards.com.
For more information, please contact Emanuelle Block, at [email protected], or 212-894-5441
And now the honorees:
OUTSTANDING SCHOOL:
Children’s All Day School
Director: Susan Birnbaum
childrensallday.org
Corlears School
David Egolf, Head of School
corlearsschool.org
PS 51: The Elias Howe School
Principal Nancy Sing-Bock
ps51manhattan.com
PS 89: Liberty School
Principal Veronica Najjar
ps89.org
PS 126: Manhattan Academy of Technology
Principal Jacqui Getz
ps126mat.com
PS 166: The Richard Rodgers School of Arts and Technology
Principal Debra Mastriano
ps166.org
Success Academy Bronx 2
Principal Vanessa Bangser
successacademies.org
Tompkins Square Middle School
Principal Sonhando Estwick
tsmsonline.org
Staten Island Technical High School
Principal Mark Erlenwein
siths.org
NEW & NOTEWORTHY
BASIS Independent Brooklyn
Principal Rosalind Thompson
basisindependentbrooklyn.com
RISING STAR
Central Queens Academy Charter School
Executive Director Suyin So
centralqueensacademy.org
Millennium Brooklyn High School
Principal Dr. Lisa Gioe
millenniumbrooklynhs.org
OUTSTANDING SCHOOL LEADERS
Principal David Getz
East Side Middle School
esms.org
Headmaster Dr. Richard J. Soghoian
Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School
cgps.org
Director of Education and Early Childhood, Sharon Shorofsky Mack
Jewish Community Project
jcpdowntown.org
