The Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District recently honored Laura Maitland, third left, science chairwoman at Mepham High School in North Bellmore and a Radio Shack National Teacher of the Year Award Winner. "Laura Maitland is an educator possessed of an exceptional intelligence, a true gift for teaching and an insatiable desire to enhance the teaching profession to benefit of students and teachers on the local, state and national levels," said the Central Board of Education in its proclamation. A master teacher, Maitland has developed national and state curricula. She is also chairperson of the American Psychological Association committee that created the National Standards for the Teaching of High School Psychology. Above: Maitland with, from left, Central Superintendent Dr. Thomas Caramore, Mepham Principal John Didden, board President Janet Goller and board member James Rooney.
