Horn/Walter Awards

2023 Franklin B. Walter Outstanding Educator & R.A. Horn Recipients!

Each year, SST 2 has the honor and privilege of awarding the R.A. Horn Outstanding Student Achievement Award and the Franklin B. Walter Outstanding Educator Award. SST 2 would like to thank the teachers and staff that took the time out of their busy schedules to submit a nomination!

This year's nominees were exceptional and the Selection Committee had the very difficult task of choosing our regional recipients.

Announcing the 2023 Franklin B. Walter Outstanding Educator Award Recipients!

Andrew Hoke, Rebecca Reed, and Nilla of Keystone Elementary School, Keystone Local Schools

Andrew and Rebecca were chosen for their ability to collaborate, meet each student where they are and move them forward. "There is no wrong (in our classroom). When we pair kids up, we talk about everyone having strengths and weaknesses and there's nothing wrong with that. You're just not there yet", said Andrew during an interview. Rebecca added that they expose all students to everything in tier 1 instruction and they keep track of which students need more support. They structure their interventions based on the need for support and all groups are fluid.

SST 2 is proud to be able to recognize them as the Franklin B. Walter Award recipients!

The 2023 R.A. Horn Outstanding Student Achievement Award goes to...

Please come back in a few weeks for the final reveal after awards have been presented!

2022 R.A. Horn Outstanding Student Achievement Award Recipient

Lillie Sorok of Midview Middle School

Announcing our 2022 Franklin B. Walter Outstanding Educator Team!

Alexis Buffington, Stephanie Blythe, and Kim Pajor of Brookside Intermediate School, Sheffield/Sheffield Lake City Schools

SST 2's 2021 Horn/Walter Award Recipients

Preston Drain, Avon Local Schools, as the 2021 recipient of the R.A. Horn Outstanding Student Achievement Award

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Jason Steadman, Intervention Specialist with Clearview Local Schools, as the 2021 recipient of the Franklin B. Walter Outstanding Educator Award

The R. A. Horn award is presented to one exemplary student with a disability from each of Ohio’s 16 State Support Team regions. Established by the Ohio Department of Education in honor of the late Dr. Raymond A. Horn, Assistant Superintendent of Public Instruction, this award recognizes students’ outstanding achievements. Acknowledged as a national leader in the field of special education, Dr. Horn devoted more than 60 years of service to improving the quality of life and learning for students with disabilities.

The Franklin B. Walter award is given to an outstanding educator or team from each of the 16 State Support Teams in Ohio. Awarded to recipients who have made extraordinary contributions to the education of students with disabilities, this award is given in honor of the late Franklin B Walter, Superintendent of Public Instruction from 1977 until 1991, a post held longer than any other state superintendent in Ohio’s history. With over 50 years of service as a teacher and administrator, Dr. Walter’s leadership is evident in many of Ohio’s quality educational initiatives and programs, including the development of the nation’s first statewide plan for children with disabilities.