PA Cyber Charter School Honors Online Teachers

MIDLAND, Pa., April 10 /PRNewswire/ -- The Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School (http://www.pacyber.org/) has recognized 15 of its online teachers in an ongoing Teacher of the Month program.

The effort pairs the state's largest online public K-12 charter school with KDKA Newsradio 1020, Pittsburgh's 50,000-watt AM powerhouse. PA Cyber CEO Dr. Nick Trombetta (http://www.pacyber.org/about/trombettaBio.aspx) said the collaborative effort provides time on the flagship radio station to announce each month's honoree.

"The public needs to know that cyber school teachers possess the same credentials and essentially do the same job as teachers in other public K-12 schools," said Trombetta. "Their task is to provide our students with a quality education that meets and exceeds state standards, and moreover prepares them for the challenges of postsecondary education, work and life."

Michael Young, KDKA radio vice president and general manager, visited PA Cyber headquarters in Midland to provide a pizza party luncheon for employees in celebration of the program. Young praised the Teacher of the Month program, saying it reflects well on the school while recognizing those teachers who demonstrate a high standard of professionalism.

Young presented a plaque to be displayed at the school which lists the 15 PA Cyber Teachers of the Month selected over the past two years: Erica Record, Mary Crapis, Megan Ash, Karin McQuigg, Megan Lindner, Michelle Poskin, Tami Riggle, Kristi Parker, Fran Komara, Mike Makowiecki, Karie Walaan, Ron Cunningham, Brian Bown, Julie Shumaker, and Marjorie Oneill.

PA Cyber has offices in Philadelphia, Harrisburg, Pittsburgh, Cranberry Township, and its home in Midland, Pa. It is a public charter school open to the children of Pennsylvania residents, and with nearly 8,000 students is the largest of 11 cyber charter schools operating in the commonwealth. PA Cyber students reside in 478 of Pennsylvania's 501 public school districts. For more information on the educational organizations and products in this article, people may visit http://www.pacyber.org/.

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Source: Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School

CONTACT: Fred Miller, Communications Coordinator of Pennsylvania Cyber
Charter School, +1-724-764-7200, ext. 1377, cell, +1-724-777-5918,
fred.miller@pacyber.org

Web site: http://www.pacyber.org/

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