This is the latest in our series spotlighting the 2026 winners of the Judy Weston Awards for Inspired Teaching. Follow along each week to learn more about the impact these educators are making in the Montclair Public Schools. +++ “Shannon Becker-Fyfe is one of those teachers who just gets it. She sees your student as they are, and meets them there.” That’s how a parent described this Montclair High School special education teacher in a 2026 Weston Award nomination letter. Th

This is the latest in our series spotlighting the 2026 winners of the Judy Weston Awards for Inspired Teaching. Follow along each week to learn more about the impact these educators are making in the Montclair Public Schools. +++ Cary Bangs has an amazing ability to bring learning to life for her second grade students at Bradford Elementary School. For example, around Thanksgiving, she had her students make shopping lists with prices, providing a practical example of how her

This is the latest in our series spotlighting the 2026 winners of the Judy Weston Awards for Inspired Teaching. Follow along each week to learn more about the impact these educators are making in the Montclair Public Schools. +++ At Nishuane Elementary School, school counselor Amillah P. Williamson is known for running her "Compliment Club.” A peer who nominated Ms. Williamson for the Weston award explained: “When students are the 'chair' of Compliment Club, they report feel

This is the first in our series spotlighting the 2026 winners of the Judy Weston Awards for Inspired Teaching. Follow along each week to learn more about the impact these educators are making in the Montclair Public Schools. +++ Ashley Dorian Storfer, this year's winner of the Peer Inspiration Award, is a valued member of the teaching team at Montclair High School’s Civics & Government Institute (CGI). Ms. Dorian, an English teacher, is deeply respected by students and her co