Sue Burch, director of technology and high ability learners for the Grand Island Public Schools, will receive the Nebraska Educational Technology Association's 2009 Excellence in Leading with Technology Award at the group's spring conference April 23-24 at the Embassy Suites LaVista Conference Center. Grand Island Public Schools Superintendent Steve Joel nominated Burch for the award. "Mrs. Burch provides outstanding leadership for instructional technology use in the Grand Island Public Schools and is extremely well-educated concerning the use of technology in education. She has been a state, local, and national leader in instructional use of computers," Joel wrote in his nomination statement. Burch has served as the school district's director of technology since 1999 and started her career in education in 1976 at Westridge Middle School, where she was a language arts and computer science teacher and media specialist until 1986. Since 1986, she has worked at district-level positions, including elementary gifted consultant (1986 to 1995), technology and staff development coordinator (1991 to 1995), and technology facilitator (1995 to 1999). Burch has been recognized at the local, state, and national level for her achievements, including Apple Distinguished Educator, Apple Nebraska Digital Educator of the Year, Grand Island Public Schools Administrator of the Year, and Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve as a Patriotic Employer by state and national committees. She has served on the Nebraska Educational Technology Association (NETA) Board of Directors and was the group's president from 1997 to 1998. She is a past member of the Nebraska State Technology Consortium and the Nebraska State Technology Planning Team.
Burch wins state technology award
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