Teachers honored

Teachers honored

Teachers honored

Two Big Isle educators were singled out this month when they were honored for their work by the Hawaii Public Charter Schools Network.

Terri York, at the Hawaii Academy of Arts and Science Public Charter School, and Sally Bobb, of Innovations Public Charter School, were included in a group of four teachers across the state to be recognized in the Circle of Teaching Excellence at the network’s 2012-2013 “Honoring Our Past, Shaping Our Future” Awards.

“This is the second year we’ve been doing awards specific to charter schools to honor our passionate leaders and teachers,” said Lynn Finnegan, Executive Director of the Hawaii Public Charter Schools Network.

Charter schools have been catching on in popularity across the state, Finnegan said, necessitating a way to honor the hard work and dedication of their employees, she explained.

York, 35, is a married mother of two and has been teaching at HAAS for two years now. She is one of the lead facilitators in the school’s InDigital program, which provides a hybrid distance learning program, with students attending in person and online.

Bobb, 62, of Innovations plans to retire this summer, with the Circle of Teaching Excellence recognition helping to round out a long and successful career in education.

She and her husband are celebrating 40 years together, and have a son who lives and works in Zurich, Switzerland. They have two grandchildren, ages 3 and 5.