Teacher of the Year

The 2018 MALT Teacher of the Year, and our nominee for PNCFL Teacher of the Year, is Kerri Hiatt.  Kerri has worked simultaneously in Belt and Highwood for many years.  She served as both President and Vice-President of MALT.  She has been an advocate for languages and has always been receptive to new ideas and willing to share her talents with fellow members.  She has presented multiple times at the Annual MEA-MFT Teachers’ Convention in the fall, and has been an outstanding supporter of our organization.  MALT is very proud to present Kerri this much-deserved award.

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Outstanding Contributions Award

​The 2018 recipient of the Outstanding Contributions Award is Lynette Pottenger from Fort Benton. Lynette has been a department of one for more than 20 years in Fort Benton, and during that time has also been a great supporter of MALT.  A MALT member since 1998, Lynette has served as an officer as well as presented sectionals during the MEA-MFT Teachers’ Convention.  She has served as both a participant and mentor in the Western Initiative for Language Leadership, and presented on this topic at the 2007 ACTFL Convention. MALT is proud to honor Lynette for her contributions to our organization. 

Lynette is also the PNCFL Outstanding Contributions Award Winner!

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History Of MALT Awards

• 2017 Teacher of the Year- Erika Shupe, Latin Teacher at Bozeman H. S. and MT Digital Academy
  
• 2017 Outstanding Contributions- Debbie Kelley, French & Spanish at Billings Skyview H. S.  Debbie also won the regional Outstanding Contributions Award for 2017

LILL Participants

• Megan Hambrick     2017-2018           French Teacher               Bozeman H. S.          Platform-Seal of Biliteracy

​MALT Awards Information

 MALT offers three annual awards in coordination with the Pacific Northwest Council for Languages: 

• MALT Language Teacher of the Year (becomes state nominee for PNCFL's Northwest LanguageTeacher of the Year)
  
• MALT Postsecondary Teacher of the Year (becomes state nominee for PNCFL's Ray Verzasconi Northwest Postsecondary Teacher of the Year)
  
• MALT Outstanding Contributions to the Teaching of World Languages (becomes state nominee for PNCFL's Outstanding Contributions to the Teaching of World Languages in the Pacific Northwest)

Please see the PNCFL website under "Awards and Grants" for more information and eligibility criteria for each award.