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Members of the service Employees International Union Local 32BJ joined other blue collar union members of the School District of Philadelphia in a noon protest march up N. Broad St. to the School Administration Building Wednesday, May 23, 2012. (Clem Murray / Staff Photographer)
Members of the service Employees International Union Local 32BJ joined other blue collar union members of the School District of Philadelphia in a noon protest march up N. Broad St. to the School Administration Building Wednesday, May 23, 2012. (Clem Murray / Staff Photographer)

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Posted 05/24/2012
Philly School Files: Teachers at Creighton Elementary School got e-mails Thursday informing them they were being force transferred at the end of the school year. Panicked educators wondered: does that mean the school's fate has been sealed?
PHILLY'S BEST TEACHERS
Amy R. Foster, Bartram High School

While working at her family’s moving business, Amy R. Foster saw the needs of many of the children she was relocating. Her interactions led her to become a Philadelphia teaching fellow. She believes
that infusing a sense of relationship, community, and respect between teachers and students will provide them with a positive educational experience that promotes student achievement.
Amy R. Foster, Bartram High School While working at her family’s moving business, Amy R. Foster saw the needs of many of the children she was relocating. Her interactions led her to become a Philadelphia teaching fellow. She believes that infusing a sense of relationship, community, and respect between teachers and students will provide them with a positive educational experience that promotes student achievement.
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