Teacher of the Year

The Southington Public School District is proud to announce that Bethany Rosin, a Spanish teacher at DePaolo Middle School, has been chosen as the 2022-2023 Teacher of the Year. Bethany will be recognized at the 2022-2023 Staff Convocation in August. Also, she will be recognized at a reception prior to a Board of Education meeting in September at the Municipal Center. Dr. Bethany Rosin has been teaching in Southington since August 29, 2005 when she was hired as a Spanish teacher at DePaolo Middle School. Dr. Rosin received her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science in May 2003 from the Catholic University of America. She then went on to earn her Post Baccalaureate teaching certificate in May 2005 and her Master of Science in Educational Leadership in May 2016 from Central Connecticut State University (CCSU). In December 2020, Dr. Rosin completed her Doctorate in Education also from CCSU. Bethany readily volunteers for committees and activities at DePaolo Middle School such as serving as the STEPS ABC Champion for a number of years. Currently, Bethany serves on DePaolo’s Leadership Team and has mentored several new teachers at DePaolo. On a district level, Dr. Rosin serves on the Professional Development and Support Committee, the Middle School Advisory Team, and is an Early Career Coach to support new teachers in Southington Public Schools. She also serves on the Board of Directors for the Southington-Cheshire Community YMCA. Dr. Rosin describes a major issue in education today as the need to retain teachers, especially post-pandemic. She believes in the importance of a comprehensive teacher induction in order to strengthen the skills and confidence of new teachers. Dr. Rosin resides in Southington with her husband Pat and their children. In addition, Southington Public Schools is pleased to announce that Kevin Curtiss was selected as the High School Teacher of the Year and Jennifer Dobratz was selected as the Elementary Teacher of the Year. Kevin has been teaching at Southington High School for 15 years and Jennifer has been teaching third grade at Derynoski for the past 22 years.