A Special Meet-and-Greet Reception for Contra Costa County's Newest Teachers of the Year

All 22 members of the Contra Costa County’s Teachers of the Year, Class of 2015-2016, were on hand for the annual Teacher of the Year (TOY) Reception, held on May, 4, at the Contra Costa County Office of Education (CCCOE), in Pleasant Hill.

The Reception is a great chance for the recently elected school district TOYs to meet each other and learn more about the upcoming year for them. Also in attendance were many of the TOYs’ school principals and district superintendents.

The TOY Dinner Celebration will be held on September 24, at the Concord Hilton is for the TOYs to celebrate their much-earned recognition with their family members, friends, and co-workers. Approximately 450 will attend this impressive event.

For more information about the program and the new Teachers of the Year, visit the TOY Web page.

PICTURED from left:

Vickie Hilty

Orinda Union School District, Sleepy Hollow Elementary

Grades: 2 & 3—Multiple Subjects

15 years teaching

Donald Read

Moraga School District, Joaquin Moraga Intermediate

Grades: 7-8—French and Debate

18 years teaching

Paul Fitzgerald

Acalanes Union High School District, Miramonte High

Grades: 10 and 12—Social Studies

40 years teaching

Juanita McSweeney

Lafayette School District, Happy Valley Elementary

Grades: 4-5—Multiple Subjects

35 years teaching

Photo credit: Jonathan Lance, CCCOE