Omaha Public Schools teachers and Math in the Middle graduates Maggie Douglas and Jessica Korth and Primarily Math participant Michelle Meyer are three of the 15 Alice Buffett Outstanding Teacher Award winners for 2019.
Maggie Douglas, of OPS TLA Math in the Middle, is a fifth grade teacher at Wilson Focus School. Besides earning her Master of Arts for Teachers degree from UNL, Maggie has a master's from UNO and two bachelor's degrees from Creighton. She has worked for six years with OPS.
Jessica Korth, of the National Science Foundation-funded Math in the Middle grant, is a math teacher at Bryan Middle School. She earned her bachelor's from Wayne State and master's from UNL. She has 20 years with OPS.
Michelle Meyer, of the NSF-funded Primarily Math Cohort 4 Omaha, is an ESL teacher at Belle Ryan Elementary. She has 17 years with OPS.
The teachers received $10,000 each, $1,000 in McDonald’s gift cards and an Alice Buffett Outstanding Teacher Award medallion.
The award, given annually since 1988, is named for an aunt of billionaire investor Warren Buffett. Alice Buffett taught high school home economics in the district for more than 35 years.
Meet all 15 teachers at:
https://www.omaha.com/news/education/primary-secondary/meet-ops-teachers-who-are-the-alice-buffett-outstanding-teacher/article_4086be70-1173-5021-8fa3-187b60aa232f.html