State Superintendent of Instruction Tom Horne, award winner Jennifer Svans and Kerr Elementary School principal Thea Hansen.
Jennifer Svans, a second-grade teacher at Mesa’s Kerr Elementary School, was honored with a $25,000 Milken Educator Award this week. The surprise presentation by Arizona Superintendent of Instruction Tom Horne was made at Kerr. Svans has been teaching for nine years, four years at Kerr.
The awards are given to early- to mid-year teachers. More than 70 teachers are being honored this year. They will receive their awards during an education conference in April in California.
There is no application process. Teachers who meet the criteria are nominated based on the following:
Candidates for the Milken Educator Awards are selected on the basis of the following criteria:
• Exceptional educational talent as evidenced by effective instructional practices and student learning results in the classroom and school;
• Exemplary educational accomplishments beyond the classroom that provide models of excellence for the profession;
• Strong long-range potential for professional and policy leadership; and
• Engaging and inspiring presence that motivates and impacts students, colleagues and the community.
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