See This Year’s Outstanding Teacher Award Recipients

The Foundation for Belmont Education (FBE) officially announced the 2026 recipients of the Outstanding Teacher Awards.

The awards recognize the “extraordinary contributions made by teachers in the Belmont Public Schools,” according to the FBE.

Community members and students nominate teachers from across the district, and a subcommittee of the FBE chooses one teacher from each school. The FBE also awards one teacher the S. Warren Farrell Award for Educational Excellence, which was established in 2017 to honor the volunteer work and impact of lifelong Belmont resident S. Warren Farrell.

The award celebrates one educator for their “longstanding dedication and leadership in the Belmont Public Schools and contributions to the community,” according to the FBE.

Alane Janulewicz, a sixth-grade teacher at the Chenery Upper Elementary. (Courtesy Photo)
Jennifer Gilpin, a second grade teacher at Butler Elementary.
Melissa Chalmers, a kindergarten teacher at Burbank Elementary School, was a recipient of an Outstanding Teacher Award. (Courtesy photo)
Meghan Newcombe, an English teacher at Belmont High School, was a recipient of an Outstanding Teacher Award. (Courtesy photo)
Alyssa Hubbert, a first-grade teacher at Wellington Elementary School, was a recipient of an Outstanding Teacher Award. (Courtesy photo)
Adam Niles, a seventh-grade teacher at Belmont Middle School, was a recipient of an Outstanding Teacher Award. (Courtesy photo)
Wayne Franey, a Physical Education teacher at Winn Brook Elementary School, was the recipient of the S. Warren Farrell Award for Educational Excellence. (Courtesy photo)