Spring 2026 Impact Award Winners

The Spring 2026 P-H-M Teacher Impact Awards have been delivered. Penn-Harris-Madison celebrated a group of outstanding educators whose students demonstrated exceptional academic growth and achievement across the district. The awards highlight the dedication, innovation, and impact they bring to their classrooms every day.

At Grissom Middle School, Interventionist Christy Zobrosky was recognized for her work supporting Tier 2 math intervention students across 6th, 7th, and 8th grade. In addition to supporting intervention students, Zobrosky also serves as an Instructional Leader, helping strengthen math instruction and student learning across all grade levels at Grissom. Click to see the full photo gallery.

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At Discovery Middle School, 7th Grade Language Arts teacher Erin Randolph earned recognition after her students achieved the highest overall growth in the district for Grade 7 ELA from Checkpoint 1 to Checkpoint 3, posting an impressive 84-point growth. Click to see the full photo gallery.

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At Schmucker Middle School, 8th Grade Math teacher Anna Turpin was recognized after her students achieved the highest overall growth in the district for Grade 8 Math from Checkpoint 1 to Checkpoint 2, also demonstrating an impressive 84-point growth. Click to see the full photo gallery.

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Several elementary teachers were also honored for strong student growth and achievement. Moran Elementary 3rd Grade teacher Sarah Schiff was recognized after her students demonstrated exceptional growth in Math from Checkpoint 1 to Checkpoint 2, achieving a total growth of 50 points. Click to see the full photo gallery.

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At Northpoint Elementary School, 5th Grade teacher Jen Payne earned recognition after her students achieved the highest overall growth in the district for Grade 5 Math from Checkpoint 1 to Checkpoint 3. Her students posted an impressive 133-point growth, outperforming all other Grade 5 Math classes district-wide. Click to see the full photo gallery.

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Elsie Rogers Elementary School 4th Grade teacher Allison Simpson was honored after her students demonstrated outstanding growth in ELA from Checkpoint 1 to Checkpoint 2, achieving a 62-point growth. 

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P-H-M also recognized teachers supporting students beyond traditional classroom roles. Walt Disney Elementary and Elsie Rogers Elementary ENL teacher Mayra Chanon received a Teacher Impact Award for her work supporting multilingual learners at both schools. At Elsie Rogers, 100% of the Grade 2 students she worked with passed IREAD, while 68% of her students at Walt Disney either passed IREAD or are on track to pass next year. Click to see the full photo gallery.

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At Penn High School, teachers Martin Ufkin and Megan Buckler were both recognized for student academic growth connected to PSAT/NMSQT and SAT performance. English 11 teacher Martin Ufkin was honored after 61% of his students demonstrated measurable academic growth from the PSAT/NMSQT in October to the SAT in March, the highest percentage among English 11 classes district-wide. Algebra II teacher Megan Buckler was recognized after 79% of students demonstrated measurable growth between the PSAT/NMSQT and SAT, the highest percentage among Algebra II classes across the district.

Click to see the Martin Ufkin photo gallery in Canto.

Click to see the Megan Buckler photo gallery in Canto.

Throughout the spring, Superintendent Dr. Heather Short joined principals at eight schools to surprise each award winner in front of their students and colleagues. 

In February and March, Dr. Short handed out 10 awards to deserving teachers. Click to read.

Click on the links to see previous Impact award winners: 2023, 2024, 2025.

P-H-M thanks the Penn-Harris-Madison Education Foundation for supporting the Teacher Impact Awards and helping recognize excellence in teaching and learning across the district.