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Teacher of the Year

 

2009-2010 Teachers of the Year
About the Teacher of the Year Program
Donating to the Teacher of the Year Program
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Past Teachers of the Year
    2008-2009
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2009-2010 Contra Costa County District teacher of the Year Representatives

 

2009-2010 County Teacher of the Year Finalists

Mary Alexander Pittsburg Unified SD Marina Vista Elementary	Steven Ernest Liberty Union HSD Heritage High	Joell Marchese San Ramon Valley USD Pine Valley Middle

 

2009-2010 District Teachers of the Year

Mary Alexander Pittsburg Unified SD Marina Vista Elementary	Jacques Casamajor Mt. Diablo USD Valley View Middle	Dean Colombo John Swett USD John Swett High
Leslie Eppinger Orinda Union SD Orinda Intermediate	Steven Ernest Liberty Union HSD Heritage High	David Flores West Contra Costa Unified SD Grant Elementary
Julianne George Martinez Unified SD Alhambra High	Carol Harris Lafayette SD Lafayette Elementary	Durwynne Hsieh Contra Costa County Community College District Los Medanos College
Linn Kissinger Mt. Diablo Unified SD El Monte Elementary	Joell Marchese San Ramon Valley USD Pine Valley Middle	Stacie Maslen Byron Union SD Excelsior Middle
Betty McPeek Contra Costa County Office of Education Mauzy School	Janet Murirragui Antioch USD Deer Valley High	Stephen Nicolini Moraga SD Joaquin Moraga Intermediate
Frances Prochaska Brentwood USD Edna Hill Middle	Terryann Satterfield Walnut Creek SD Buena Vista Elementary	Julie Swan Oakley Union ESD Vintage Parkway Elementary
Angel Taylor Knightsen SD Knightsen Elementary	Donald Wilson West Contra Costa USD Pinole Valley High

 

Note regarding eligible participants:

• 17 of the 19 Contra Costa County school districts represented
• 1 Contra Costa County community college (Does not compete in the State Teacher of the Year competition)
• Due to the larger number of students in their district, both West Contra USD and Mt. Diablo USD are allowed to select two TOY candidates from their district.

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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:

1. Application Screening: In late April/early May, a committee of educators and business partners carefully reviews the 20-22 applicants that are submitted from the school districts. Members rate each application separately. The top five to six teachers selected then advance to the next phase.
2. Classroom Observation: A committee observes the selected teachers interacting with students in the classroom & spends time interviewing them on their teaching philosophy and technique. The results of the two screening processes are then combined to determine the three finalists.
3. In late August, the three finalists each give a three-minute speech at a district new-teacher orientation, which is judged by a panel of educators and business representatives. All scores are then combined to determine the County Teacher of the Year.

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.

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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:

1. Visionaries: $5,000 to $10,000 range
2. Benefactors: $1,000 to $4,999 range
3. Sponsors: $500 to $999 range
4. Contributors: $499 or below in amount or services

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

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Many thanks to our generous donors who make this program a success!