Acknowledgments

Thomas R. Leinheiser
Third grade
Hoover, Alabama

ALASKA

Scott D. Neimann
Third/fourth grades
Anderson, Alaska

ARIZONA

Bill Bailey
Fifth-grade science
Phoenix, Arizona

ARKANSAS

Joy L. Bliss
Fifth grade
Fort Smith, Arkansas

CALIFORNIA

Terra N. Hess
First grade/inclusive
San Jacinto, California

COLORADO

Stuart D. Chandler
Fifth grade: language arts, math, science
Aurora, Colorado

CONNECTICUT

Laura M. James
Seventh- and eighth-grade Spanish
Glastonbury, Connecticut

DELAWARE

Sara M. Hagarty
10th grade: writing through literature
Camden, Delaware

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Neal Downing
Pre-K through sixth-grade physical education
Washington, DC

FLORIDA

Nicole Berge
9th-11th grades: English, math, world history, biology, social personal skills
Coral Gables, Florida

GEORGIA

James W. Morris
Fifth grade: inclusive
Marietta, Georgia

HAWAII

Katharine L. Hager
Seventh-grade life science
Waipahu, Hawaii

IDAHO

Colette L. Born
Fifth-grade science
Gooding, Idaho

ILLINOIS

Sarah E. Drake
9th-12th grades: ancient, medieval
    and U.S. history, world cultures
Naperville, Illinois

INDIANA

Michael T. Burch
Second grade: inclusive
New Albany, Indiana

IOWA

Erik J. Pederson
Second grade
Pleasant Valley, Iowa

KANSAS

Jeffrey Breedlove
10th-12th grades: economics, history
Overland Park, Kansas

KENTUCKY

Jeffrey S. Wigand
9th-12th grades: physical sciences,
    Japanese, chemistry
Louisville, Kentucky

LOUISIANA

Mark L. Bode
9th-12th grades: civics, world geography, leadership
Metairie, Louisiana

MAINE

Lara A. Decker
Eighth-grade science
Sanford, Maine

MARYLAND

Melissa Luroe
Seventh- and eighth-grade English
Upper Marlboro, Maryland

MASSACHUSETTS

Phu N. Ly
Second grade: inclusive
Brookline, Massachusetts

MICHIGAN

Rebecca Baumann
9th-11th-grade English
Troy, Michigan

MINNESOTA

Michelle L. Graham
Kindergarten through first grade
Excelsior, Minnesota

MISSISSIPPI

Helen M. Wright
Second grade: inclusive
Vicksburg, Mississippi

MISSOURI

Lisa M. Shipley
Seventh-grade English,
    eighth-grade speech and drama
Richmond Heights, Missouri

Kari A. Peiffer
First- through fourth-grade physical
    education and music
Kalispell, Montana

NEBRASKA

Mark White
Fifth grade
Omaha, Nebraska

NEVADA

Amy D. Weber-Salgo
First through third grades, IMAGE 1-2-3
Wadsworth, Nevada

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Jeannette L. Whaland
Kindergarten
Bow, New Hampshire

NEW JERSEY

Jeffrey M. Nyhuis
9th - 11th grades: general math, algebra, geometry
Montville, New Jersey

NEW MEXICO

Melinda J. Stull
Pre-kindergarten through fifth grade music
Rio Rancho, New Mexico

NEW YORK

William C. Smith
Seventh-grade social studies
Pittsford, New York

NORTH CAROLINA

Sebastian C. Shipp
High school mathematics
Garner, North Carolina

NORTH DAKOTA

Lisa Cavanaugh
First and fifth grades: inclusive
Grand Forks, North Dakota

OHIO

Allison L. Baer
Fourth through sixth grades: integrated language arts
Youngstown, Ohio

OKLAHOMA

Melissa G. Lambert
Second grade
Altus, Oklahoma

OREGON

Thomas Muller
9th -12th grade music
Springfield, Oregon

PENNSYLVANIA

Jill P. Clark
9th- and 11th-grade English
Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania

RHODE ISLAND

Jill E. Hindley
9th and 10th grades: integrated science I and II
North Scituate, Rhode Island

SOUTH CAROLINA

Stephanie D. Bell
9th and 10th grade English 1, English 2 and drama
Williston, South Carolina

SOUTH DAKOTA

Conni Neugebauer
Kindergarten through fourth grade: inclusive
Hermosa, South Dakota

TENNESSEE

Catherine McTamaney
9th - 12th grades: English II/critical thinking
Nashville, Tennessee

TEXAS

Lori G. Rich
Eighth grade through pre-algebra
Balch Springs, Texas

UTAH

Alisa N. Corfield
Fourth and fifth grades: inclusive
Provo, Utah

VERMONT

Kerry Kapper
Fifth grade inclusive
Bennington, Vermont

VIRGINIA

Grace D. Clark
9th - 11th grades: Virginia, U.S. history, world geography
Virginia Beach, Virginia

WASHINGTON

Christopher D. Markofski
Kindergarten
Spangle, Washington

WEST VIRGINIA

Christopher W. Albrecht
Kindergarten: Title One developmental research, seventh-grade computer technology
New Martinsville, West Virginia

WISCONSIN

Stephanie D. Todd
Eighth-grade math and science
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

WYOMING

Delissa L. Mai
Ninth-grade English, language arts
Cheyenne, Wyoming