Kathleen Brennan, a teacher at Mount Saint Mary Academy in Watchung, has been named New Jersey’s Nonpublic School Teacher of the Year for 2012 in the annual competition sponsored by the New Jersey Council for American Private Education (NJ CAPE).
The Nonpublic School Teacher of the Year award is conducted under the auspices of the New Jersey Council for American Private Education (NJ CAPE) – an affiliate of the Council for American Private Education (CAPE).
Dr. George Corwell, Director of the Office of Education for the New Jersey Catholic Conference and chair of the Selection Panel for this year’s Nonpublic School Teacher of the Year, commented on the experience of selecting this year’s winner:
“It is gratifying to review the credentials of the outstanding nonpublic educators from across New Jersey. All New Jersey citizens can be justifiably proud of the professional level and dedication of the teachers who serve in our nonpublic schools. Outstanding educators like Kathleen Brennan should be applauded for their commitment to the highest level of professional growth, as well as the quality of their instructional skills and their ability to inspire character development for their students. Ms. Brennan has enhanced the lives of many children as well as the quality of life in the communities in which they live.”