Each Mission CISD (Consolidated Independent School District) campus has made their selections for Teacher of the Year at their school. These top educators are now being entered into the Mission CISD Teacher of the Year program. It is from this program, that one elementary and one secondary teacher will be selected to represent Mission CISD in the Regional Teacher of the Year contest.
Mission CISD has had the Regional Secondary Teacher of the Year three years in a row. Last year, Jesus Razo from Mission Jr. High School was selected as the District Secondary Teacher of the Year and the Region One Secondary Teacher of the Year. Prior to that it was Rosbel Pena and Yvette Nevarez from Alton Memorial Jr. High School. The District Elementary Teacher of the Year last year was Fred Estimbo from Castro Elementary School.
The 15 elementary Campus Teachers of the Year for this year are: Sandra Pena, Alton Elementary School; Gina Garza, Bryan Elementary School; Melissa Lopez, Cantu Elementary School; Alexandro Zavala, Castro Elementary School; Aurora P. Gonzalez, Cavazos Elementary School; Annabel Quintero, Escobar/Rios Elementary School; Rosalinda Barbosa, Leal Elementary School; Rose Hamdan, Marcell Elementary School; Donna Robles, Midkiff Elementary School; Jessica Flores, Mims Elementary School; Maria E. Najera, Newcomers Academy; Lorena Rodriguez, O’Grady Elementary School; Belinda Carrera, Pearson Elementary School; Leovigildo Cantu, Salinas Elementary School; Janie Mandujano, Waitz Elementary School.
The nine secondary Campus Teachers of the Year are: Sammy Rivera, Alton Memorial Jr. High School; Jose Delgado, R. Cantu Jr. High School; David Land, Mission Jr. High School; Jose L. Sanchez, K. White Jr. High School; Nellie Kvapil, Mission Collegiate High School; Victoria Rojas, Mission High School; Ramiro Reyes, Mission Options Academy; Cynthia Villarreal, Roosevelt Alternative School; Jeff Espino, Veterans Memorial High School.
Each of these teachers is now being tasked with filling out a questionnaire used in the Texas Teacher of the Year program. The questionnaire will be reviewed by a panel of judges selected from the community. These judges will make the final selection of the two teachers to represent Mission CISD in the regional competition. The judges’ decision will be announced at a special Teacher of the Year Luncheon to be held during Teacher Appreciation Week, Friday, May 8. Each campus Teacher of the Year will also be honored by the district administration and Board of Trustees during this special luncheon.
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