The Milken Family Foundation National Educator Awards
The Milken Family Foundation National Educator Awards are designed to reward elementary and secondary school teachers, principals and administrators who promote excellence and innovation in public education.
See New Release – October 17, 2012.
2012 Recipient
LaKeshia Ames
Fourth-grade teacher at Churchland Primary and Intermediate School, Portsmouth VA
Ames has served on Churchland Primary and Intermediate’s school improvement team, as well as the school’s mathematics, science and social studies committees. To help colleagues stay abreast of current educational trends, Ames coordinated staff development presentations to share new concepts presented at conferences she attended.
A classroom instructor for 12 years, Ames was the Churchland Primary and Intermediate School 2010 Teacher of the Year.
She earned her bachelor’s degree from Norfolk State University in 2000 and a master’s in educational leadership from Regent University in 2008.
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