{"id":3860,"date":"2023-09-12T19:00:39","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T00:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/board\/?p=3860"},"modified":"2023-09-12T10:23:09","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T15:23:09","slug":"rob-salistean-nebraska-american-string-teachers-association-asta-strings-teacher-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/board\/2023\/09\/12\/rob-salistean-nebraska-american-string-teachers-association-asta-strings-teacher-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Judy Bush:  Nebraska Music Education Association (NMEA) Bryan R. Johnson Distinguished Service Award"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3860\" class=\"elementor elementor-3860\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-384c67e5 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"384c67e5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-23621bd\" data-id=\"23621bd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90d9828 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"90d9828\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Background<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca7a479 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca7a479\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 2022, Lincoln Public Schools K-12 Music Teacher Leader Judy Bush was honored at the Nebraska Music Education Association (NMEA) annual banquet with the Bryan R. 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NMEA is a non-profit organization of music educators which provides continuing education opportunities, recognition, scholarships, and advocacy to members and education, auditions, competitions, and performance opportunities to their students.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42822ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"42822ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Explanation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a27eae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a27eae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Judy Bush teaches music at McPhee Elementary School and serves as a K-12 music teacher leader within Lincoln Public Schools in the Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment Department.<\/p><p>Judy was honored with the Bryan R. Johnson Distinguished Service Award during the 2022 annual banquet hosted by the Nebraska Music Education Association (NMEA).<\/p><p>Evan Lee, Nebraska Music Education Association Immediate Past-President wrote about Judy:<\/p><p>\u201cHer sole purpose is to support our teachers and students who experience music on a daily basis in the classroom. She makes no excuses, she works tirelessly, she works with everyone, and she is the genuine \u2018real deal\u2019 of a leader.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cef202 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4cef202\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Proposal<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46e7d42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46e7d42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>That the Lincoln Board of Education adopt the following resolution:<\/p><p>WHEREAS, Judy Bush serves as K-12 music teacher leader at Lincoln Public Schools and music teacher at McPhee Elementary School, and was recently awarded the Bryan R. Johnson Distinguished Service Award during the 2022 annual banquet hosted by the Nebraska Music Education Association; and<\/p><p>WHEREAS, Judy Bush exhibits thoughtful and positive leadership in collaborating with music teachers at not only Lincoln Public Schools, but across our state and nation; and<\/p><p>WHEREAS, Judy Bush is committed to the success of students exploring their passions in music and the arts, and provides opportunities for all students to discover their musical abilities; and<\/p><p>WHEREAS, Judy Bush is valued, respected and admired among her colleagues, not only at Lincoln Public Schools, but also across the state of Nebraska and the United States;<\/p><p>NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Lincoln Board of Education does hereby congratulate Judy Bush for being honored with the Bryan R. 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