Teacher dancing with joy after winning award

Round 2 Spring 2025 IMPACT Award Winners

Posted on June 5, 2025

During the last few days of the 2024-25 school year came to a close, school principals helped retiring P-H-M Superintendent Dr. Jerry Thacker, incoming Superintendent Dr. Heather Short, incoming Assistant Superintendent Dr. Lavon Dean-Null, and Literacy Director Ryan Towner surprise nine teachers with Teacher IMPACT Awards. 

This commendation recognizes P-H-M educators who’ve had the most significant individual student growth with DIBELS, IREAD, ILEARN, AP, and SAT testing.

Below is a listing of teachers honored:

Carrie Mumaw wins IMPACT Award
4th grade Prairie Vista teacher Carrie Mumaw had the highest growth in 4th gr ELA on Spring ILEARN.

 

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First grade Horizon teacher Mary Beth Hollinger earned an IMPACT award for having the district’s highest DIBELS student growth in first grade.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Horizon and Prairie Vista Interventionalist Michelle Sanchez was awarded an IMPACT for her work with students to improve IREAD scores.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Penn Early College English teacher Corin Sailor didn’t skip a beat when Dr. Thacker walked into her room. She already know her students had the highest growth between the PSAT in October and SAT in March.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Teacher dancing after winning award
Penn 9th gr. Biology teacher Meredith Courteau danced for joy after learning she won an IMPACT award because her students had the highest percentage of students reaching proficiency in all Penn’s Biology I class. This is Ms. Courteau’s first year teaching at Penn!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Fifth grade Walt Disney teacher Charlis Cunningham earned an IMPACT award for having the highest academic growth on ILEARN Math when compared to initial ILEARN Checkpoint Math testing over the course of the year.

 

Teacher excited to win award
Eighth grade Grissom teacher Jacqueline Miller earned an IMPACT award for having the highest growth in 8th grade ELA on the ILEARN.

 

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P-H-M Dyslexia Specialist Betsy Alwine earned an IMPACT award for completing 70 LETRS sessions this year! Miss Alwine helped more than 280 P-H-M teachers to earn their literacy endorsement. The science of reading is a teaching method that emphasizes the use of phonics in reading instruction.

 

Teacher proud to win award
Discovery Middle School teacher Michelle Crawford had the highest section for 8th grade math growth when measuring gains from the ILEARN Checkpoints to the end of year ILEARN Math assessment.
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Last Modified June 17, 2025