Courtney Kopf Named Warren County Teacher Of Year

BELVIDERE, NJ — A Belvidere High School teacher has been named the Warren County Teacher of the Year, the New Jersey Department of Education announced last week.

Courtney Kopf, a teacher of life sciences and the anti-bullying specialist at Belvidere High School in the Belvidere School District.

The Governor's Educator of the Year Program promotes a positive school culture by acknowledging the hard work and dedication of outstanding teachers.

"Our schools rank number one in the nation because of the amazing caliber of educators that our county teachers of the year represent," said Marie Blistan, president of the New Jersey Education Association. "This achievement recognizes their dedication and success working with our students, a title well-earned and well-deserved."

"This honor recognizes the positive impact that each of these teachers has on our students and their communities," said Sean M. Spiller, NJEA vice president.

Individual schools are encouraged to nominate exceptional educators for the Educator of the Year Program. As an added incentive to participate this year, the New Jersey School Boards Association made it possible for over 2,400 educators who were named as their local school's educator of the year to receive free virtual educational resources that will benefit their students.

From the 2019-2020 list of county educators of the year, the state educator of the year will be chosen, with the honoree announced in October, state officials said.

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