Jersey Proud: Lawrence Twp. teacher wins prestigious Milken Educator Award
Jeanette Capritti is a seventh grade English language arts teacher. She is now the only recipient of the award for New Jersey this year.
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The Milken Educator Awards – often dubbed as “The Oscars of Teaching” just named this season’s first winner – a teacher from Lawrence Township.
Jeanette Capritti is a seventh grade English language arts teacher. She is now the only recipient of the award for New Jersey this year. She I also the first ever in Lawrene Township Public Schools' history to win the award.
“To do this and to work with the wonderful colleagues that I have and this incredible district, under an administration that I really, really respect. And the part that makes it all worthwhile,” Capritti said.
Capritti is known for her magnetic energy and innovative teaching methods.
She joins a network of 3,000 Milken educators spanning the award’s nearly 40-year history.
