
Olivia Wright, social studies teacher and the assistant coach for Speech and Debate at Harry S Truman High School, was nominated as a Pennsylvania Keystones Technology Innovator for 2025. Wright joins two other district staff members, Racheal Mackereth and Steve Pierce, who were also nominated.
If their applications are accepted in March, the three educators will become part of a professional community who uses technology in innovative ways to transform teaching and learning. Keystones are also invited to apply to attend the annual summit, which only around 100 teachers are selected each year to attend.
Truman’s Principal Jon Craig said it was an easy decision to nominate Wright.
“As a Truman alum, Olivia has made a large impact in her short time as a member of our faculty,” said Craig. “Many of her instructional practices are innovative and cutting edge, but one of her greatest attributes is her constant pursuit of practices and strategies that will help her improve her craft and, in turn, benefit our students.”
Being nominated was a full-circle moment for Wright. It was meaningful for her to be nominated by Craig, one of her former teachers and a big part of why she chose to teach social studies.
“I am a product of Bristol Township schools, and have spent the last five years of my career trying to give BTSD students similar positive learning experiences to those I was able to have,” said Wright. “Receiving this type of recognition shows me that I am on the right track in being the best educator I can be for my school community, which feels very validating.”
Wright looks forward to learning and expanding her professional capabilities through the Keystones program.
“I am always invested in trying to discover more hands-on, skills-based experiences for my students, and I hope that I will be able to experience more possibilities of what that looks like in my content area through the connections available to me as a KTI,” she said.
Ultimately, Wright plans to share the skills and expertise she gains with the BTSD community to the best of her ability.
“I have been very fortunate to have so many supportive colleagues at Bristol Township, and have been given so many opportunities already to share what I know in professional development and other initiatives in the district,” she said.