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Teachers of the Year to be named during 31st annual “Cox Presents: Salute to Teachers” on Sept. 10
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August 30, 2021
33 District Teachers of the Year are nominees for top honors
(SAN DIEGO) Aug. 30, 2021 – Thirty-three local teachers recognized by their districts as teachers of the year are now nominees for San Diego County Teacher of the Year. Five will be named the 2021-22 San Diego County Teachers of the Year at a special reception on Friday, Sept. 10 as part of the 31st annual “Cox Presents: Salute to Teachers.”
In partnership with the San Diego County Office of Education, Cox Communications will produce a one-hour “Cox Presents: Salute to Teachers” television special to recognize local teachers, spotlight the teachers of the year, and share highlights from the reception. The show will air at 9 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 17 on YurView Network (Cox Channel 4 and 1004 in high definition). Visit www.SalutetoTeachersSD.com.
Presented by San Diego County Credit Union, “Cox Presents: Salute to Teachers” recognizes the county’s 26,000 public school teachers and will feature musical and dance performances by local students leading up to the announcement of the five County Teachers of the Year, who will represent the region while vying for California Teacher of the Year honors.
For 31 years, Cox Communications, in partnership with the San Diego County Office of Education, has produced and televised “Cox Presents: Salute to Teachers” to honor San Diego County’s public school teachers for their commitment to their students and the teaching profession. In addition to SDCCU, sponsors include Procopio, KPBS, iHeart Radio, The Mightier 1090, and The San Diego Union-Tribune.
The 33 nominees for Teacher of the Year (nominee listing below) were selected by their respective school districts. The five county teachers of the year will be selected based on student achievement, professional development and community involvement, teaching philosophy and personal style, knowledge of educational issues and trends, promotion and development of the teaching profession, accountability, and ability to serve as ambassadors of education.
2021-22 San Diego County Teacher of the Year Nominees
SCHOOL DISTRICT
TEACHER
SCHOOL
Bonsall Unified School District
Debbie Hoffman
Bonsall Elementary
Cajon Valley Union School District
Lindsey Schantz
Chase Avenue Elementary
Coronado Unified School District
Kathleen Cotten
Coronado Middle
Encinitas Union School District
Arlene Oyagi
La Costa Heights Elementary
Escondido Union High School District
Laura Reyes
Central Elementary
Escondido Union School District
Mitchell de Neve
Bear Valley Middle
Fallbrook Union Elementary School District
Tic Srinalack
Potter Junior High
Grossmont Union High School District
Ana Nosal
Mount Miguel High
Grossmont Union High School District
Tiffany Jokerst
West Hills High
La Mesa-Spring Valley School District
Tony Sandoval
Parkway Middle
Lemon Grove School District
Jacquelyn Jourdane
San Altos Elementary
Mountain Empire Unified School District
Andrea Denlinger
Campo Elementary
National School District
Amy Wert
Ira Harbison Elementary
Oceanside Unified School District
Alyssa Schrom
Del Rio Elementary
Oceanside Unified School District
Xye Sanders
César Chávez Middle
Poway Unified School District
Tasha Giffin
Del Norte High
Poway Unified School District
Carlos La Grange
Westview High
Poway Unified School District
Julie Spychalski
Twin Peaks Middle
Ramona Unified School District
Heather McClain
James Dukes Elementary
San Diego County Office of Education
Keri Gravette
Davila Day School
San Diego Unified School District
Francia Pinillos
T.R.A.C.E. Alternative School
San Diego Unified School District
Renee Thomas
Marston Middle
San Diego Unified School District
Sharon Apple
Hoover High
San Diego Unified School District
Thomas Courtney
Chollas-Mead Elementary
San Diego Unified School District
Lupe Celedon
Creative Performing Media Arts (CPMA) Middle
San Pasqual Union School District
Jolene Mallory
San Pasqual Union Elementary
San Ysidro School District
Jaime Abarca
Vista Del Mar Middle
Santee School District
Teresa Elliott
Carlton Hills School
Solana Beach School District
Dawn Butler
Solana Ranch Elementary
Sweetwater Union High School District
Sarah Kesty
Castle Park Middle
Sweetwater Union High School District
Marina Dillingham
Bonita Vista High
Sweetwater Union High School District
Ivy Medrano
East Hills Academy
Sweetwater Union High School District
Gregory Simpson
Chula Vista High