Former Sandy Hook Science Teacher & Danbury Math Coach, Liesl Fressola Receives Presidential Award for Excellence in STEM Education

Connecticut Teachers Receive Presidential Award for Excellence in STEM Education

Governor Dannel P. Malloy and State Education Commissioner Dianna R. Wentzell offered congratulations to four Connecticut teachers who received the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.

President Barack Obama last month named Nicole Gilson, a math teacher at Peck Place School in Orange; Liesl Fressola, a former science teacher of Sandy Hook Elementary School and math coach in Danbury Public Schools; Richard Broggini, a science teacher at Smith Middle School in Glastonbury; and Elizabeth Capasso, a math teacher at Jettie S. Tisdale School in Bridgeport as recipients of the prestigious award.

In total, 213 math and science teachers in grades K–12 from across the country received the award, which is the highest recognition that a teacher of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) can receive in the United States.

Award recipients were honored during a ceremony in Washington, D.C., on September 8, 2016.

You can read the complete press release here.