Event Videos
Please click on the award winner’s name to read about why they were chosen by the respective collaborative partner to receive a New Hampshire Excellence in Education Award.
Schools of Excellence
Swasey Central School, Brentwood
Chester Academy, Chester
Merrimack Valley Middle School, Penacook
Pembroke Academy, Pembroke
Henry Wilson Memorial School, Farmington
Special Recognition Award
2023 Winners
Karen Abraham
School Librarian of the Year
NH School Library Media Association
Susan Allen
Special Education Teacher of the Year
Council for Exceptional Children – New Hampshire
Becky Barsi
New Hampshire Art Educator of the Year
NH Art Educators’ Association
Michael Bessette
Outstanding Service Award
NH School Administrators Association
Travis Bickford
New Hampshire School Psychologist of the Year
NH Association of School Psychologists
Dr. Pamela Carr, EdD
2023 Dennise Maslakowski Education Award
Plymouth State University
Susan Caswell
Alexander J. Blastos Distinguished Service Award
NH Association of School Business Officials
Christian Cheetham
2023 NH Teacher of the Year
NH Department of Education
Terrill Covey
Coordinator of the Year
NH Extended Learning Opportunities Network
Irene Cucina
NHAHPERD Meritorious Achievement Award
NH Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
Renee D’Allesandro
School Nurse of the Year
New Hampshire School Nurses Association
Peg Dawson
Psychologists Lifetime Achievement Award
NH Association of School Psychologists
Claudia Decker
Janis Hennessey World Language Teacher of Excellence
NH Association of World Language Teachers
Reuben Duncan
Superintendent of the Year
NH School Administrators Association
Carrie Fair
Outstanding School Library Program
NH School Library Media Association
Dawn Law
Pat Keyes Technology – Using Educator Award
New Hampshire Society for Technology in Education
Jennifer Lyon
NH School Counselor of the Year
NH School Counselors Association
Marcia McCaffrey
Service to the Profession Award
NH Music Educators Association
Katrina O’Brien
Distinguished Music Educator of the Year
NH Music Educators Association
Oyster River Cooperative School Board
School Board of Excellence
NH School Boards Association
Mary Paradise
Special Education Administrator of the Year
NH Association of Special Education Administrators
Michael Perez
NH Assistant Principal of the Year
NH Association of School Principals
Jeremy Rathbun
Outstanding Service Award
NH School Administrators Association
Gregory H. Stott
Christa McAuliffe Sabbatical
NH Charitable Foundation
Claudia Sysyn
Doris Barnes Retired Educator Lifetime Achievement Award
NH Excellence in Education Board
Jamie Teague
Business Administrator of the Year
NH Association of School Business Officials
Jan Yost
Outstanding Educational Leadership
NH Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
Helfried Zrzavy
Susan Janosz Technology Impact Award
New Hampshire Society for Technology in Education