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Three Tri-Valley educators were recently recognized by the Alameda County Office of Education as the 2020 Teachers of the Year in their respective school districts.
The winners for this year include biomedical science instructor Josh Hill from Foothill High School in Pleasanton, English and AVID teacher Nicole Meyer at Fallon Middle School in Dublin, and Miguel Baez for teaching computer arts and IT at Granada High in Livermore.
In total, 12 honorees were selected by 10 school districts in Alameda County, including Pleasanton, Dublin and Livermore Valley, for their “individual dedication and excellence in the classroom,” according to ACOE officials.
“It is my honor and pleasure to uplift and celebrate our Teacher of the Year honorees for their dedication and efforts on behalf of students,” said L. Karen Monroe, Alameda County superintendent. “This year it feels particularly important and healing to shine a spotlight on educators who perform such a critical service in our community.”
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Teacher of the Year Awards ceremony will be held online for its first time in 31 years, and ACOE will not name any county-level Teacher of the Year honorees. ACOE also said they will “name two county-level honorees from the combined 2020 and 2021 cohorts to be considered for California Teacher of the Year in 2021.”
The virtual Alameda County Teacher of the Year Awards ceremony will be streamed Dec. 9, starting 7 p.m. Videos featuring each teacher will be shown and honorees will receive an award during the event.