Brief: Four District 197 Teachers Nominated for 2012 Teacher of the Year
Four teachers from four different West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan schools are up for the 2012 award.
Four teachers from the West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan School District have been nominated for Minnesota Teacher of the Year.
110 teachers from the state accepted the nomination and completed the required information.
Those nominated:
Aaron Kapaun, Henry Sibley, Choir
Stacy Lufkin, Friendly Hills, Social Studies
Mary Jo Skemp, Mendota Elementary, Fourth Grade
Kim Zellmer, Garlough Elementary, First Grade
Nominees can come from pre-K to 12th grade classrooms, public or private institutions.
Last year, Robert Hanson (Spanish-Sibley) and Jennifer Norris (ESL-Friendly Hills) were named candidates.
A 22-member panel will determine finalists over the coming weeks, and a winner will be announced Sunday, May 6, at The Northland Inn in Brooklyn Park.
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Independent School District #197
1897 Delaware Ave, Mendota Heights, MN -
Henry Sibley High School
1897 Delaware Ave, Mendota Heights, MN -
Friendly Hills Middle School
701 Mendota Heights Rd, Mendota Heights, MN -
Mendota Elementary School
1979 Summit Ln, Mendota Heights, MN
Leslie
12:30 pm on Friday, February 10, 2012
I've nominated Aaron Kapaun numerous times. To appreciate his genius one must see him in action, with the students. He is a gem.