A Rutherford County educator has been named Elementary School Teacher of the Year by Junior Achievement of Middle Tennessee, a nonprofit that provides volunteer-led, classroom-based learning programs to students in Kindergarten through high school. Tammy Anselmo of Brown’s Chapel Elementary School in Murfreesboro was honored with this distinction for the 2010-2011 school year.
“Tammy was selected for her length of service to JA, the number of students impacted through the JA program, and her overall commitment to the organization’s mission to inspire and prepare young people to succeed in the global economy,” said JA Director of Programs Andy Schenck.
Junior Achievement teachers host volunteers in their classrooms who deliver JA’s age-appropriate curriculum on financial literacy, workforce readiness, and entrepreneurship. These lessons enhance those that teachers are already using in the classroom and connect textbook concepts to real-world applications.
Teachers interested in hosting JA volunteers and curriculum in their classrooms can visitwww.janash.com or call 615-627-1195 for more information.
About Junior Achievement of Middle Tennessee: Locally, Junior Achievement of Middle Tennessee, a franchise of Junior Achievement USA, provides in-school and after-school programs for students which focus on three key content areas: work readiness, entrepreneurship, and financial literacy. Through a dedicated volunteer network, Junior Achievement offers classroom-based programs, JA BizTown, JA Job Shadow, and the JA Company Program to students in Kindergarten through high school. Founded in Middle Tennessee in 1957, Junior Achievement now operates in 18 counties in the region, reaching over 30,000 students annually in over 2,000 classrooms throughout Middle Tennessee. For more information, visit www.janash.com.
Photo Identification: Pictured L-R: JA Program Manager Karen Boom, Elementary Teacher of the Year Tammy Anselmo, and JA volunteer Paige Anderson, who has delivered Junior Achievement programs in Anselmo’s classroom for the past six years.
