Review Agenda Item
Meeting Date: 3/12/2025 - 6:00 PM
Category: Recognitions and Resolutions
Type: Action
Subject: 10.1 Recognition of the Mt. Diablo Unified School District 2025-2026 Teacher of the Year Nominees and Finalists
LCAP (Local Control Accountability Plan) Goal:
Goal 1:
All students will receive a high quality education in a safe and welcoming environment with high expectations and rigorous instruction in the California State Standards that prepare them for college and career.
Policy:
Enclosure List of Nominees and Finalists
File Attachment:
Teacher of the Year 2025-2026.pdf
Summary: The Mt. Diablo Teacher of the Year Selection Committee sought nominations of outstanding educators from transitional kindergarten through grade 12 and adult education to be represented as the MDUSD Teacher of the Year. Over 200 teachers were nominated and offered the opportunity to submit a brief questionnaire. The questionnaires were scored by members of the MDUSD Teacher of the Year Selection Committee and the top scoring individuals were interviewed.

Two teachers have been selected to represent MDUSD in the County Teacher of the Year Competition: David Pintado, Mt. Diablo High School and Elizabeth Swanson, Silverwood Elementary.

Finalists: Lisa Cattrone, Tabatha Box, Theresa Gutierrez Veronica Garcia, Katherine Gates, Ernesto Minglana
Funding: N/A
Fiscal Impact N/A
Recommendation: This item is being presented as information only.
Approvals:
Recommended By:
Signed By:
Alma Healy - Administrative Secretary II
Signed By:
Samantha Allen - Chief, Educational Services
Signed By:
Dr. Adam Clark - Superintendent