• Ashley Rench
     
    ST. LOUIS, MO. December 18, 2012 – The St. Louis Public School District has awarded the 2012 Secondary Mathematics Teacher of the Year Award to Ms. Ashley Rench, a Mathematics teacher from Cleveland Naval Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (NJROTC) High School. 

     

    An educator with the District since 2007, Ms. Rench has taught all levels of high school Mathematics, from remedial mathematics to AP Calculus, and has served as the Mathematics Department Chair at Cleveland for the past three years.

     

    “No assignment is too difficult for Ashley. For example, she has a split class where she teaches two subjects, Math Theories and Advanced Algebra, in one period,” said Ms. Victoria Shearing, Academic Instructional Coach. “Any other teacher would be intimidated by such an impossible task, but not Ms. Rench, who not only teaches both subjects concurrently with success, she also makes it look easy.”

     

    To become the 2012 Secondary Mathematics Teacher of the Year, applicants were asked to explain their philosophy and approach to teaching; be recommended by a principal and a professional colleague; and pass a classroom evaluation conducted by a team of professionals. 

     

    “Ms. Rench is one of the pillars of our Cleveland community. She serves as a mentor for our new and prospective teachers, coaches girls’ athletics, sponsors the senior class, and works as the AP Calculus group leader for the District. She is exactly the sort of teacher that every principal dreams of having,” said Dr. Susan Viviano, principal at Cleveland NJROTC High School, who recommended Rench for the award.  

     

    As the 2012 Secondary Mathematics Teacher of the Year, Ms. Ashley Rench was honored with an awards reception and presented with a $1,000 award from the St. Louis Public Schools Foundation.  In addition, she was presented with a trophy, a plaque, and a $500 award for classroom supplies and/or professional development through the Parsons Blewett Memorial Fund. 

     

    For more information please contact the Office of Public Information (314) 345-2367.

     

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    Pictured (Left to Right): Ms. Kathleen Taggart, Curriculum Specialist-Mathematics; Ms. Ashley Rench, award recipient; and Mr. David Shanks, Curriculum Specialist-Mathematics.