The Maquoketa Community School District has two educators that have been recognized for their work by the State of Iowa. Beth Wold and Jenna Spain both received awards for their excellent dedication and effort. The awards were held in Des Moines on Tuesday Oct. 14th.
Beth Wold serves Talented and gifted (or TAG) students in middle school, and teaches high school computer science. She is also involved in many different programs such as Lego League and Battle of the Bridges. Wold also leads high school coding courses that offer more advanced opportunities. Wold was awarded the Iowa TAG Teacher of the Year for the entire state.
Jenna Spain works at the Cardinal Elementary with TAG students as well. Alongside that Spain provides excellent reading programs and implemented a program called Beast Academy. This program was centered around math problem-solving that offered unique learning opportunities. Spain was recognized and awarded by the Belin-Blank Center and the University of Iowa for her efforts.
The Maquoketa Community School District Superintendent Tara Notz congratulated the two women on their accomplishments. Notz said the two instructors’ leadership, creativity, and passion help to push all faculty to improve and do their best
To view the full article, visit the Maquoketa CSD website here.
Photo courtesy of the Maquoketa Community School District’s website.
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