EGUSD Teachers Earn Regional Educator of the Year Awards

The following is a press release from the Elk Grove Unified School District: 

Two Elk Grove Unified School District (EGUSD) teachers have been selected as Educators of the Year by the California League of Middle Schools (CLMS) and the California League of High Schools (CLHS).  Sherry Marchant, a history teacher at Katherine L. Albiani Middle School, was selected as the CLMS Region 3 Educator of the Year.  Kent Pickering, the Technology and Digital Arts Academy coordinator at Elk Grove High School, was selected as the CLHS Region 3 Educator of the Year.

The CLMS/CLHS Educator of the Year awards are given annually to 11 educators, representing regions throughout California, who exemplify educational efforts to implement elements of educational reform in middle and high school.  Marchant and Pickering will now each compete against 10 educators from throughout the state for the CLMS and CLHS State Educator of the Year awards.

In addition to Marchant and Pickering, two more EGUSD middle school teachers and one EGUSD high school teacher were also selected as finalists for the Region 3 award.  These teachers are:

• Susan Otani-Curtis – math teacher at Toby Johnson Middle School
• Laura Poppers – English, leadership, newspaper and yearbook teacher; activities director at James Rutter Middle School
• Lisa Bjorgum – math teacher at Pleasant Grove High School

CLMS is a non-profit membership association dedicated to improving the professional knowledge of middle level educators to help early adolescents experience academic success and personal well-being.  The association offers conferences, workshops and development opportunities that are aligned to and address national and state standards.

Click here for more information about the CLMS Educator of the Year Award.