Partners In Excellence 2024
Honoring Excellence in Teaching
Each year, Mass Insight honors Advanced Placement STEM & English teachers from across the Commonwealth who have made a significant impact on their students’ success. The 12th Annual Partners in Excellence Awards Celebration were held on April 2nd, 2024.
Keynote Speaker
Dr. J. Keith Motley served as Chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Boston from July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2017. Currently, Dr. Motley serves as Distinguished Professor in UMass Boston’s College of Management. New Balance Corporation created the Dr. J. Keith Motley Chair for Sports Leadership in his honor in 2018. The Sports Leadership program has grown to over 200 students in four years. As the first African American Chancellor of UMass Boston, considered the most diverse public research university in New England, Dr. Motley highlighted academic excellence, access, and inclusion among key mission related goals.
Dr. Motley serves on numerous boards of organizations with local, regional, and national reach including Board Chair of Carney Hospital, The Boston Foundation, The Sports Museum, Stonehill College, Eastern Bank and the Freedom House. Currently, Dr. Motley serves as Consultant to the Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts. Five years in a row Dr. Motley was named to the Boston Business Journal’s “Power 50” list of Boston-area influencers. In 2016 and in 2023, he was named to the “Get Konnected! 100” list of Boston’s 100 Most Influential People of Color. Most recently, the University of Massachusetts Boston Named its Residence Hall Complex in honor of Dr. Motley and his wife Angela.
Dr. Motley holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Northeastern University and a Doctor of Philosophy from Boston College. He also holds Honorary Doctorates awarded by Northeastern University, Stonehill College, Robert Morris University, and Pine Manor College, the President’s award for Distinguished Civic Leadership from Emerson College, and the Morehouse College Legacy Of Light Award.
2024 Winners
Math
- Caitlin Colombo Cummings, Calculus AB – Dracut High School
- Isaiah J. Houtman, Computer Science Principles – New Bedford High School
- Edi Naco, Calculus BC – Doherty Memorial High School
- Adérito Pires, Statistics – Ludlow High School
- Sean Riley, Computer Science – Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School
Science
- Zelia Dias, Chemistry – John D. O’Bryant School of Math & Science
- Geoffrey Gross, Physics – Scituate High School
- Grace McIntyre, Environmental Science – Haverhill High School
- Olga Rumyantsev, Chemistry – Chicopee High School
- Kayla Silvers, Biology – Springfield Honors Academy
English
- Colleen Connors, Literature & Composition – Taunton High School
- Kitren Farrell, Language & Composition – South High Community School
- Debbie Logan, Literature & Composition – Taunton High School
- Kim Parker Warren, Literature & Composition – Salem High School
- Monica Scott-Edwards, Literature & Composition – John D. O’Bryant School of Math & Science
Special Recognition Award Winners
- Chair’s Award: Paul Francisco, State Street
- Lawrie A. Bertram Award: Michalene Hague, Peabody Veterans Memorial High School
- Program Innovation Award: Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
- Michael G. Contompasis Leadership Award: Sally Guadagno, Mass Insight
2024 Sponsors
Sponsorship Opportunities
Presenting Sponsor–$25,000
Benefits
- Company name included in press release and opportunity to provide a quote
- Company name and logo included on: event registration page, Mi website event page, Insights Quarterly e-newsletter, event slide show, event podium, event video presentations
- Verbal recognition from the stage
- Full page ad in event program book (premium placement)
- Social media posts pre- and post-event (including name, company logo, and tag if applicable)
- Opportunity to provide: Event signage, promotional item or handout
- Eight (8) event tickets
Awards Sponsor–$15,000
Sponsorship of one of the content areas in which teachers receive recognition: Science, Math or English. Alternatively, sponsorship of one of our community awards: Chairman’s Award, Michael G. Contompasis Leadership Award, Program Innovation Award, or Lawrie A. Bertram Award.
Benefits
- Company name and logo included on: Mi website event page, Insights Quarterly e-newsletter, event slide show
- Verbal recognition from the stage during award presentation
- Opportunity to present the award with an Mi team member
- Full page ad in event program book
- Social media posts pre- and post-event announcing sponsorship of award/award presentation
- Four (4) event tickets
Reception Sponsor–$10,000
Benefits
- Company name and logo included on: Mi website event page, event slide show
- Signage on all cocktail and dining tables featuring company name and logo
- Verbal recognition from the stage
- Half page ad in event program book
- Opportunity to provide promotional item or handout
- Social media recognition pre- and post-event announcing sponsorship of award/award presentation
- Two (2) event tickets
Welcome Sponsor–$10,000
Benefits
- Company name and logo included on: Mi website event page, event slide show
- Signage in the Welcome area
- Verbal recognition from the stage
- Half page ad in event program book
- Opportunity to provide promotional item or handout
- Social media recognition pre- and post-event announcing sponsorship of award/award presentation
- Two (2) event tickets
Supporter–$5,000
Benefits
- Company name and logo included on: Mi website event page, event slide show
- Half page ad in event program book
- Two (2) event tickets
Friend–$2,500
Benefits
- Half page ad in program book
- Two (2) event tickets
Mentor–$1,000
Benefits
- Quarter page ad in event program book
- Two (2) event tickets