The Rubenstein Awards for Highly Effective Teaching recognize the success of DCPS teachers with a $5,000 award. Award winners were nominated by DCPS educators, students, parents, and community members, and then selected by a DCPS central office panel.
The awards are funded through the generosity of David Rubenstein, co-founder and managing director of the Carlyle Group and chairman of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Eligible teachers must earn a rating of Highly Effective under IMPACT.
The Rubenstein Award for Highly Effective Teaching winners are recognized at the annual Standing Ovation for DC Teachers, hosted by DC Public Education Fund and held at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
Rubenstein Award Winners for Highly Effective Teaching - School Year 2012-2013
- Lulla Abraham, 3rd Grade Math, Harriet Tubman Elementary School
- Myrilyn A. Barr, Technology, Stoddert Elementary School
- Katie Bunger, English Humanities, Oyster-Adams Bilingual School
- Greg Dohmann, 7th Grade Math, Jefferson Middle School Academy
- Nakia Espinal, Dance, Sousa Middle School
- JoAnn Hill, 3rd Grade, Brent Elementary School
- Deyon M. Johnson, Adult Basic Skills and English Language Arts, Roosevelt S.T.A.Y. High School
- Amador Jomuad, Secondary Math, Benjamin Banneker Academic High School
- Danyelle M. Kensey, Academic Resource Reading, Johnson Middle School
- Kalpana Kumar Sharma, Pre-Kindergarten, Brightwood Education Campus
- Melody Maitland, Special Education, Ballou Senior High School
- Dowan McNair-Lee, School-wide Enrichment Model Resource Teacher, Stuart-Hobson Middle School
- Carolyn Nash, 3rd Grade, C.W. Harris Elementary School
- Emily Olobatuyi, 4th Grade Math and Science, Leckie Elementary School
- Belinda Omenitsch, Read 180, Truesdell Education Campus
- Keisha Henderson Owens, 5th Grade, Ludlow-Taylor Elementary School
- Kathleen Sheehy, Instructional Coach, Hyde-Addison Elementary School
- Michelle D. Smith, 4th Grade Math, Drew Elementary School
- Amy C. Wertheimer, 2nd Grade, Watkins Elementary School
- Christine Willis-Bennett, Elementary Teacher, Capitol Hill Montessori School