Our Golden Apple Winner

It is my great honor to announce that the 2012-2013 Golden Apple winner from Henley Middle School is Tiffany Stauffer. It’s always a pleasure to walk down to Tiffany’s class to see her in action with her students. I never quite know what to expect when I walk in the door, but I know for certain that I’m going to see excited, engaged students—no small feat when you’re talking about a middle school math class. One of the things that really stands out to me about Tiffany is how much care and concern she shows for each of her students. She is often here before school working with kids, she has multiple STING groups that come to her for tutoring, she loves to break down data and dig deep to uncover the keys to student success. Outside of the classroom, Tiffany is a great leader and colleague. She has provided strong leadership to the math department for the past few years and is always well versed on the latest in best practice in math education. She works diligently with her PLC team and builds relationships with middle school math teachers at other middle schools and at some of our feeder elementary schools. In the summer, when she’s not on her latest exciting road trip, you can find her teaching professional development classes for other math teachers. Her incredible dedication shows through each and every day, and I know she is not exaggerating when she talks of how little down time she has, let alone time to sleep. Tiffany has been a great addition to our Henley math team, and she is quite deserving of this award. Way to go, Tiffany. It is great to see you honored in this way.