SU's School of Education & Human Development Names Teacher of the Year in Loudoun County

Posted June 09, 2009:

SU Presents Teacher-of-the-Year Award to Loudoun County Public School Physical Education Teacher and Athletics Coach Carmel Keilty

SU's 2009 Teacher of the Year Carmel Keilty is a physical education and athletics coach at Heritage High School in Loudoun County, Va.

Shenandoah University's School of Education & Human Development presented its Teacher-of-the-Year Award to Carmel Keilty, a physical education teacher and athletics coach at Heritage High School, at the meeting of the Loudoun County School Board on June 9, at 6:30 p.m., at the Loudoun County Public Schools Administration Building, 21000 Education Court, in Ashburn, Va.  Keilty was honored for her commitment to her students and to the community.

Each year, Shenandoah University recognizes a Loudoun County Public Schools teacher for excellence in the specialized areas of education. The Teacher-of-the-Year Award is sponsored by Shenandoah University’s School of Education & Human Development Office of Education Outreach, which provides courses for Loudoun County Public Schools, including Teachers for Tomorrow, Career Switchers and initial teacher licensure and recertification courses. Teachers recognized by this award have dedicated at least five years of service to the students of Loudoun County and were nominated by their peers and students as well as by parents, parent-teacher organizations and administrators.

Keilty was selected from a group of 10 finalists that were honored during a reception in April at Shenandoah University’s Northern Virginia Campus in Leesburg, Va. Other finalists included Johanna Abell, Frances Hazel Reid Elementary; Martha Ballinger, Blue Ridge Middle School; Mary Kathleen Bennett, Catoctin Elementary; Maryann Guillen, Farmwell Station Middle School; Judy Hale, Legacy Elementary; David Keller, Stone Bridge High School; Sarah Scarboro, Sterling Elementary; Valerie Wade, Guildford Elementary; and Dale Zeman, Smart’s Mill Middle School.

“The award recognizes the best teachers in specializing areas of teaching,” said Kelly Burk, a member of the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors and the Shenandoah University Teacher of the Year Award Committee. “These teachers are often unrecognized, yet they contribute so much.”

Keilty, in her seventh year of teaching and coaching at Heritage High School, graduated from Longwood University with a bachelor’s in health and physical education and earned a master's in educational leadership in 2002 from George Mason University. This is her 23rd year of teaching in Loudoun County and 22nd year of coaching. Keilty currently teaches advanced physical education to 11th and 12th graders as well as serving as department chair and head volleyball coach.

“The award recognizes the best teachers in specializing areas of teaching,” said Kelly Burk, a member of the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors and the Shenandoah University Teacher of the Year Award Committee. “These teachers are often unrecognized, yet they contribute so much.”

Share