The Presidential Award is recognition of what I love to do every day: teach. Every day I strive to challenge my students to think deeper and reason more. My goal is for my students to have a firm foundation of mathematics that they can build skyscrapers upon. I have been blessed to work with and learn from highly talented teachers. I am honored and humbled to be included in such a remarkable group of educators.
Stacey Dominguez has been an educator in Springdale School District for 16 years. She has spent the last 4 years teaching kindergarten at Willis D. Shaw Elementary. She has also taught at Robert E. Lee Elementary and Thurman G. Smith Elementary.
Stacey’s love for mathematics teaching goes beyond her classroom. As a member of the Arkansas Cognitively Guided Instruction Leadership Institute, she also leads professional development for her school district and for the State of Arkansas. Her classroom is a site for teachers and students alike to increase their understanding of mathematics. Her leadership among colleagues has led to a greater focus on mathematics teaching.
Stacey was named 2007 Shaw Elementary Teacher of the Year. In 2006, she was chosen as a Math Lab teacher for the Springdale School District. She is a member of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics, and Association of American Educators. She has presented at several conferences.
Stacey has a B.S. in elementary education from Harding University and a master’s of teaching English to speakers of other languages from Arkansas Tech University. She is certified in early childhood education, elementary education, and English as a second language grades p-12.
- High-resolution version of the official portrait photograph
- Awardee holding Presidential citation between Associate Director for Science of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, Dr. Carl Wieman and Deputy Director of the National Science Foundation, Dr. Cora Marrett
- High-resolution version of the teacher profile photograph
