Gilbert Stuart Middle School's Amadio Named 2019 Prov Public School District Teacher of Year
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Gilbert Stuart Middle School's Amadio Named 2019 Prov Public School District Teacher of Year
“I do not do things at this school for attention; I do it for intention. You don’t have to get an ‘A’ in my class, I just want you to do the best you can do. I want you to be the best you can possibly be. Gilbert Stuart is my second family and you all teach me new things every day,” said Amadio during the ceremony.
About Amadio
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTAmadio has taught at Gilbert Stuart Middle School for nearly 18 years and has embraced the school’s social-emotional learning curriculum, making it her personal mission to continuously improve school culture.
“In my 20 years as an administrator in the City of Providence, I have worked with many teachers and with many administrators. Elizabeth Amadio is at the top of the list of exceptional teachers with whom I have worked. She is a tireless advocate for students, teachers, administrators, families, and the Providence school community. She embodies all that is excellent about education,” said Principal Scott Sutherland.
Amadio is known for organizing events that celebrate GSMS students, from ice cream socials to luau-themed dances, and serves as the coordinator of the school’s Alan Shawn Feinstein Good Deeds program, helping to organize canned good drives and Thanksgiving donations for families in need.
Amadio also leads Gilbert Stuart Middle School’s Positive Behavioral Intervention Support team, which works to embed Social Emotional Learning into advisory and core instruction, and serves as editor of the school newspaper and yearbook.
As Chair of GSMS’s school attendance team, Amadio has helped reduce the school’s chronic absenteeism rate and increase day-to-day school attendance.