STANDISH – A Bonny Eagle math teacher is one of three finalists in a national science and math education award, according to a release from the Maine Department of Education.

Diana Jacobe is one of the finalists for the 2011 Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching, according to the department. The National Science Foundation, which selects the winners, chooses one winner from every state each year, and is expected to recognize the 2011 winner next spring.

The winner will receive $10,000 and an all-expense-paid trip to Washington, D. C., for an awards ceremony at the White House, along with several days of educational and celebratory events.

Jacobe teaches Algebra II, Honors Algebra II, and Pre-Calculus at the school. She has taught there for 19 years, and has chaired the school’s mathematics department since 2006. Jacobe is also credited with creating a system of educational interventions to help under-achieving K-12 math students.

The other two finalists are Bonnie Burne, a seventh-grade teacher at Pemetic Elementary School in Southwest Harbor; and Ken Vencile, a biology teacher at Camden Hills Regional High School.