Bobbi Burson, a teacher at Treasure Village Montessori Charter School in Islamorada, was recently named a winner of a 2022 Florida Charter Schools Champions Award. The school serves students from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade.
Burson won the award in the category of Florida Champion Charter School Teacher. Her state-level award is one of 25 presented in 2022 by the Florida Consortium of Public Charter Schools (FCPCS), the leading charter school membership association in the state.
For the ninth year, FCPCS received nominations in several categories, including charter school teachers, leaders, board members, innovators, pioneers and preferred partners.
“The Florida Consortium of Public Charter Schools is proud to honor so many of our outstanding charter school teachers, leaders, pioneers, innovators, preferred partners and governing board members,” said Robert Haag, the consortium’s president. “They represent the very best individuals who are working as part of the Florida charter school movement.”
Burson finds a way to reach even the most struggling students by making science fun and engaging. She incorporates hands-on learning opportunities and makes science come alive. On a daily basis she exemplifies the school’s motto: “Kindness Matters, Be A Good Human!”
Per Treasure Village Montessori’s website, Burson holds a bachelor of arts with a degree in environmental sciences from Southern Maine University. She also graduated with credits toward her master’s in education from the C.L.A.S.S. PDS program. She has a certification in middle grades sciences, middle grades English, exceptional students, as well as elementary education K-6.
For four years Burson worked as the laboratory supervisor for the Marine Lab of Southern Maine, studying the effects of using Porphyra yezoensis as a bioremediator for fish farming. Her previous position was as the seventh grade science/language arts educator for Key Largo School. She joined TVM in 2012.
