Kanoelani Elementary special education teacher Jenna Oskey was recently recognized by Milken Educators of Hawaii as the state winner of the Teacher of Promise Award.
Oskey was credited with virtual student binders to keep track of online learning and data collection, health screening strategies for the school and weekly remote parent polls for a better parent-teacher partnership throughout the pandemic. Among her other contributions, she has also provided and participated in HIDOE’s peer-to-peer professional development sessions. She was also perceived to have effectively adapted and thrived in unprecedented situations such as the current pandemic considering she is only in her second year of teaching.
“Jenna’s tenacity to improve her classroom while supporting her colleagues is unparalleled and unmatched,” Kanoelani Elementary Principal Stacie Kunihisa said. “She has demonstrated a desire to navigate her veteran colleagues through this pandemic and model what any great leader should.”
Since 2007, the Teacher of Promise award is an honor that is yearly presented to teachers who have established strong skills throughout their first six semesters that alternates annually between elementary and secondary teachers, with the state winner chosen from a group of HIDOE complex area honorees, the Hawaii State Department of Education reported.
The Milken Educators of Hawaii is comprised of 70 educators and administrators who have been recognized by the Milken Family Foundation.