Mission, Texas- Each Mission CISD (Consolidated Independent School District) campus has made their selections for Teacher of the Year at their school. These top educators were then 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 had the Regional Secondary Teacher of the Year three out of the past four years.
The 15 elementary Campus Teachers of the Year for this year are: Efrain Cavazos, Alton Elementary School; Matilde Reyna, Bryan Elementary School; Stephanie Salvatore, Cantu Elementary School; Maria Del Jesus Ramirez, Castro Elementary School; Nancy Ramirez, Cavazos Elementary School; Melissa Garcia, Escobar/Rios Elementary School; Melinda Y. Perez, Leal Elementary School; Sheila Peña, Marcell Elementary School; Illiana Gomez, Midkiff Elementary School; Guadalupe Saenz, Mims Elementary School; Karla Garza, Newcomers Academy; Imba Ramsey, O’Grady Elementary School; Sonia A. Treviño, Pearson Elementary School; Samuel Tagle III, Salinas Elementary School; Corina Avila, Waitz Elementary School.
The nine secondary Campus Teachers of the Year are: Cecilia Villarreal-Rodriguez, Alton Memorial Jr. High School; Richard Obligar, K. White Jr. High School; Dawne Hill-Varlack, Mission Jr. High School; Manuel M. Villarreal, R. Cantu Jr. High School; Imelda R. Becho, Mission High School; Alfredo Barreiro, Veterans Memorial High School; Jesus H. Montemayor, Mission Collegiate High School; Armando Salas, Mission Options Academy; Mario Perez, Roosevelt Alternative School.
Each of these teachers has been tasked with filling out a questionnaire used in the Texas Teacher of the Year program. The questionnaire is then reviewed by a panel of judges selected from the community. These judges 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 6, at Balli’s Social and Event Center in Mission. 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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