8 REGIONAL TEACHERS NAMED BEST IN COUNTY.Byline: Mary Schubert Daily News Staff Writer Eight teachers from the Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, and Antelope valleys were among 61 instructors to be honored Friday as Los Angeles County's top educators. Superintendent Donald Ingwerson, the Los Angeles County schools chief, congratulated the gathering during the Teachers of the Year awards luncheon at the Sheraton Universal. They had previously been chosen the top instructors in their individual school districts. The annual recognition - which dates back to 1983 - is sponsored by the Los Angeles County Office of Education. Every year, a dozen teachers are selected to represent Los Angeles County in the California Teacher of the Year competition. The California winner, in turn, participates in the national Teacher of the Year The National Teacher of the Year is a professional award in the United States. The program began in 1952, as a project by the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO), and aims to reward excellence in teaching. It is sponsored by ING. program. The local honorees are: Marna Peterson, a special education teacher at Agua Dulce Elementary School and a 17-year veteran of the Acton-Agua Dulce Unified School District A unified school district is a school district which includes both primary school (kindergarten through middle school or junior high) and high school (grades 9-12). In Illinois, these districts are called unit school districts. . Bruce Brotz, a physical education teacher at Castaic Middle School and nine-year veteran of the Castaic Union School District. Mary McKeon, a second-grade teacher-turned-assistant principal at Emblem Elementary School who is a 17-year veteran of the Saugus School District. Jerry Burrill, a math teacher at Valencia High School Valencia High School may refer to:
Patricia Tomlinson, a second-grade teacher at Wilsona Elementary School who is a seven-year veteran of the Wilsona School District. Barbara Barlow, a first- and second-grade teacher at Palmdale Learning Plaza Elementary School, is a 8-year veteran of the Palmdale School District The Palmdale School District is a school district that serves a major part of the city of Palmdale, California (USA). The Palmdale School District was first formed in 1888. Approximately 28,000 students are enrolled in the Palmdale School District. . Debbie Berenbach, a special education teacher at Quartz Hill Elementary School who last summer became a counselor at Joe Walker Middle School. She is a 12-year veteran of the Westside Union School District. Katherine Cushman, an art teacher from Quartz Hill High School Quartz Hill High School is a public, co-educational high school located in Lancaster, California. Founded in 1964, it is the third oldest comprehensive high school in the Antelope Valley High School District (AVHSD). in the Antelope Valley Union High School District The Antelope Valley Union High School District (A.V.U.H.S.D.) is located in the Antelope Valley area of California, in northern Los Angeles County. The district includes eight public high schools, one trade school, and two continuation high schools in the cities of Palmdale . |
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