Irving School Teacher is
Derby's Teacher of the Year
Derby
Irving School Fifth Grade Teacher Christina Guerra is the Derby School
District’s choice for 2015 Teacher of the Year.
Guerra was chosen for the top honor from among a group of teachers from
each of the district’s four schools who were nominated by their peers
for their excellence in teaching and extraordinary contributions to
Derby’s students, families and educators.
Guerra has been a teacher in the district since 2012.
“Mrs. Guerra is an outstanding educator,” said Irving School Principal
Jennifer Olson. “Mrs. Guerra works tirelessly to design lessons that
promote the utmost in student engagement and discourse. With a true
focus on the best interest of her students, lessons are formatted to be
challenging and engaging to learners. She is always willing to share
ideas and information with colleagues.”
According to Olson, Mrs. Guerra has filled a myriad of responsibilities
on a regular basis.
Her primary responsibility has been as a classroom teacher, however, she
is member of the Irving School’s School Personnel Development Grant (SPDG),
Positive Behavior Intervention Supports (PBIS), and is a district member
of the English Language Arts Curriculum Writing Committee.
Superintendent of Schools Dr. Matthew Conway said that Mrs. Guerra was
chosen for Teacher of the Year because she is an outstanding educator
who is always willing to go above and beyond her regular classroom
duties. “Mrs. Guerra follows and completes the curriculum planned by the
state and district,” Conway said. “Her performance as a teacher is
professional and conscientious. Mrs. Guerra is a valued asset to the
Derby School district.”
Mrs. Guerra will be honored at a ceremony on August 25, 2014 when the
district’s teachers return to school for professional development
activities. Also to be honored at the events are the three other
teachers who were chosen as Teacher of the Year at their individual
schools. Those teachers are: Nichole Green, Art teacher at
Bradley Elementary School; Jennifer Andrews, sixth-grade English
Language teacher at Derby Middle School and Victoria Cardoso, a
chemistry/science teacher at Derby High School. In addition, we will be
honoring our Paraeducators of the Year.
Those paraeducators are: Cindy Joel, Bradley School; Maria
Bowers, Irving School; Annette Ochoa, Derby Middle School and
Pamela Queen, Derby High School. Maria Bowers has been chosen as the
District’s Paraeducator of the Year.
Story posted on June 27, 2013
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