'Speechless': Portsmouth School Counselor Surprised with National Award

Portsmouth teacher receives prestigious award, $25,000 prize

PORTSMOUTH, R.I. (WLNE) — A Portsmouth teacher was surprised with prestigious educator award on Thursday. Portsmouth Middle School teacher Kyle Spaltholz received the Milken Educator Award, a national recognition. The Milken also comes with a $25,000 prize. Spaltholz was recognized as an educator who displays leadership, resourcefulness and passion for education. Categories: News, Rhode Island

'Speechless': Portsmouth school counselor surprised with national award

PORTSMOUTH, R.I. (WPRI) — Kyle Spaltholtz, a 7th and 8th grade counselor at Portsmouth Middle School, became the district's first-ever Milken Educator Award recipient on Thursday. But heading into the gym that morning, he had no idea it was coming. Students and staff gathered for what was billed as an assembly about the school's positive learning environment. Rhode Island Education Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green was running the event when s…

Portsmouth Middle School counselor receives $25,000 Milken Educator Award - What's Up Newp

Kyle Spaltholz thought he was attending a routine assembly about Portsmouth Middle School’s positive learning environment on Thursday morning. Instead, the seventh and eighth grade school counselor became Rhode Island’s sole recipient of the 2025-26 Milken Educator Award — and $25,000 richer. The surprise announcement came during what students and staff believed would be a […] The post Portsmouth Middle School counselor receives $25,000 Milken E…