BOE Honors Top Teachers, ESPs
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BOE Honors Top Teachers, ESPs
Washington Township Board of Education Honors 2025-26 Teachers of the Year and Educational Services Professionals of the Year
For Immediate Release
January 22, 2026
The Washington Township Public Schools’ 2025-26 Teachers and Educational Services Professionals of the Year, were honored the January 20th Board of Education meeting, included (left to right): Front row – Kelly Chropka (Elementary Level ESP), Kristen DiCastelnuovo (Thomas Jefferson Elementary School), Alexandria Ackley (Washington Township High School), Frances Mulvihill (High School Level ESP), Allison Borowiec (Birches Elementary School), Heather Halicks (Chestnut Ridge Middle School), Jennifer Natale (Bells Elementary School), Brooke Barbara (WTPS Preschool); Middle row – Kevin Parker (Washington Township High School), Jenny Kerfoot (Middle Level ESP), Maria Meo (Bunker Hill Middle School), Staci McCauley (Hurffville Elementary School); Back row – Janine Navarra (Orchard Valley Middle School), Elizabeth Johnson (Wedgwood Elementary School), Courtney Stumpf (Whitman Elementary School), Stephanie Martucci (Elementary Level ESP).
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP – An auditorium filled with family, colleagues and friends turned out in support of the District’s 2025-26 Teachers and Educational Services Professionals of the Year, as the Board of Education proudly acknowledged the honorees’ numerous individual and collective accolades and contributions to the school community at the January 20, 2026, public work session meeting held in the Play House at Washington Township High School.
The honorees included:
Washington Township Public Schools 2025-26 Teachers of the Year
WTPS Preschool
Brooke Barbara, Preschool Teacher
Bells Elementary School
Jennifer Natale, Grade 4 Teacher
Birches Elementary School
Allison Borowiec, Interventionist
Hurffville Elementary School
Staci McCauley, Grade 2 Teacher
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School
Kristen DiCastelnuovo, Grade 1 Special Education Teacher
Wedgwood Elementary School
Elizabeth Johnson, Kindergarten Teacher
Whitman Elementary School
Courtney Stumpf, Art Teacher
Bunker Hill Middle School
Maria Meo, Special Education Teacher
Chestnut Ridge Middle Schools
Heather Halicks, Grade 6 English/Language Arts Teacher
Orchard Valley Middle School
Janine Navarra, Special Education Teacher
Washington Township High School
Alexandria Ackley, Business Education Teacher
Kevin Parker, English Teacher
Washington Township Public Schools 2025-26 Educational Services Professionals of the Year
Elementary Level
Stephanie Martucci, Dean of Students
Kelly Chropka, Birches Elementary School Counselor
Middle Level
Jenny Kerfoot, Bunker Hill Middle School Counselor
High School Level
Frances Mulvihill, Washington Township High School Counselor
- WTPS -
- BELLS
- BHMS
- BIRCHES
- CRMS
- HURFF
- OVMS
- TJ
- WEDG
- WHIT
- WTHS
- WTPK