Bryce Swartz, second from right, was nominated for the new “Excellence in Action” Staff Recognition Award at the Jonathan Alder Board of Education meeting Monday night. School officials said the award was created to recognize teachers across the district for their work with students. Swartz, who is an Intervention Specialist in Reading at Monroe Elementary School, was nominated by fellow faculty members and is the first to receive the award. Also pictured from left: Board Members Bill McCartney, Christine Blacka, Sonia Walker, Erica Detweiler, Swartz and Steve Votaw.
(Journal-Tribune photo by Michael Williamson)