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Superintendent's Office
Superintendent
of Schools, Joseph A. Ovick, Ed.D.
925.942.3433
2009-2010 Teachers of the Year
About the Teacher of the Year Program
Donating to the Teacher of the Year Program
List of Donors
Past Teachers of the Year
2008-2009
2007-2008
Prior Years
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Mary Alexander Pittsburg Unified SD |
Steven Ernest Liberty Union HSD |
Joell Marchese San Ramon Valley USD |
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Mary Alexander Pittsburg Unified SD |
Jacques Casamajor Mt. Diablo USD |
Dean Colombo John Swett USD |
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Leslie Eppinger Orinda Union SD |
Steven Ernest Liberty Union HSD |
David Flores West Contra Costa Unified SD |
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Julianne George Martinez Unified SD |
Carol Harris Lafayette SD |
Durwynne Hsieh Contra Costa County Community College District |
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Linn Kissinger Mt. Diablo Unified SD |
Joell Marchese San Ramon Valley USD |
Stacie Maslen Byron Union SD |
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Betty McPeek Contra Costa County Office of Education |
Janet Murirragui Antioch USD |
Stephen Nicolini Moraga SD |
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Frances Prochaska Brentwood USD |
Terryann Satterfield Walnut Creek SD |
Julie Swan Oakley Union ESD |
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Angel Taylor Knightsen SD |
Donald Wilson West Contra Costa USD |
Note regarding eligible participants:
About the Teachers of the Year Program
In 1972, California began recognizing outstanding teachers, establishing the Teachers of the Year Program. This program is open to all teachers in public & private schools who teacher pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade. Contra Costa County has participated in the program since its beginning, when Joseph E. Davis, Jr., of the Acalanes Union High School District, was named the county's first representative.
Since that time, four teachers from this county have been State finalists: Janet Neill, San Ramon Valley Unified (1975); David Eakin, John Swett Unified (1981); William Thomas, Mt. Diablo Unified (1982); and Janice Bergamini, Mt. Diablo Unified (1991). In addition, William Pence, San Ramon Valley Unified (1999), was selected to represent California at the National Teacher of the Year level. And, in the last two years, the County has had two other state representatives Mary Allan, Antioch Unified (2001) and Janet Gower, Mt. Diablo Unified (2002).
With such a high caliber of teaching professionals to draw from, the county uses a three-stage selection process:
The County representative is announced at the Awards Dinner in September at a gala affair that honors each district's Teacher of the Year. Local business and community organizations generously donate classroom grants, services and other items to each of the district winners.
Learn more about donating to the Teacher of the Year program.
Honor Our Teachers: Donate to the Teachers of the Year Program
There are four major categories or levels for donating to the T.O.Y. Program:
Most sponsors earmark their grants for the teachers' classrooms or schools; Contra Costa Newspapers, Inc. sponsors the dinner itself, and the cost of dinner for each of the Teachers of the Year and three of their guests.
For more information, or to donate to the Program, please e-mail Jonathan Lance at jlance@cccoe.k12.ca.us
Many thanks to our generous donors who make this program a success!
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| Teacher of the Year Contact | ||
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| Communications Specialist/Teacher of the Year/Media Relations | 925.942.3429 | |
| FAX, Communications | 925.942.3454 | |
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