Aurora Public Schools Teacher to Receive Colorado Teacher of the Year Award

NEWS RELEASE # 31
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 25, 2012

WHAT: Colorado Teacher of the Year Announcement
WHEN: October 26, 8:30 am
WHERE: Rangeview High School, 17599 East Iliff Avenue 80013

 

Aurora Public Schools Teacher to Receive Colorado Teacher of the Year Award

***EMBARGOED UNTIL FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26 AT 8:30 AM*** 

A Rangeview High School educator will receive the Colorado Teacher of the Year Award in an all-school assembly on Friday, October 26.

Each year, the Colorado Teacher of the Year Program honors an exceptionally dedicated, knowledgeable and skilled teacher to represent the entire profession in Colorado. The recipient becomes the Colorado nominee for the National Teacher of the Year and serves as a teaching ambassador to communities and organizations around the state and nation.

The ceremony will include Rangeview students and staff members; Colorado Commissioner of Education Robert Hammond; Aurora Public Schools Superintendent John L. Barry; and award sponsors such as the Colorado Legacy Foundation, Adams State College, SMART Technologies, Colorado Free Masons and Blue Bell Ice Cream.

For more information about the Teacher of the Year program, visit www.cde.state.co.us/cdeawards/trtoy12.htm.

NOTE: Do not reveal the school location prior to the school assembly.

 

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