Elizabeth Jorgensen has changed the English education culture at Arrowhead High School from one of just large classes being taught traditionally to a panoply of choices and learning opportunities. Her on-line summer school classes have not only given students flexibility to work and earn credit in the summer, but also freed them to find room for other classes on their schedules and given them experience in the cyber world of today's economy. Her hybrid classes have given the students more one on one time with the teacher to develop their writing. Finally, her college strategies classes have helped prepare kids who decide late in high school that college might be an option for the challenges of higher education. Ms. Jorgensen, with her expertise, energy and creativity is a model for future educators.
- Submitted by Frank Balistreri