Seven St. Lawrence County educators have received master teacher recognition from the governor’s office.

Receiving the honor were Glenn Clemens of Norwood-Norfolk school district, Lisa Dunkelberg of the Potsdam school district, Amber Henry of the Ogdensburg school district and Laurey Rosser, Alicia Wentworth, Margaret Clemens and Robert Dixon, all from the Canton school district.

The master teacher program recognizes those teaching at least 60 percent STEM disciplines (science, technology, engineering and math). It is not open to those who mainly teach languages, humanities, social science, music or art.

Master teachers each receive a $15,000 annual stipend for four years. They also “engage in peer mentoring and intensive content-oriented professional development opportunities throughout the academic year” and "work closely with pre-service and early career teachers to foster a supportive environment for the next generation of STEM teachers,” according to SUNY.

They also “attend required regular cohort meetings, participate in and lead several professional development sessions each year, and participate in the training of pre-service and early career educators as part of the master teacher program,” SUNY said.

There are 625 master teachers statewide.

Those recognized as master teachers apply for it.

They must have taught STEM for at least four years in a New York state school, havea teaching load of at least 60 percent STEM classes and rate either effective or highly effective on the state teacher grading system.