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Hercules Teacher Honored for Excellence
Hanna Ranch Elementary School teacher Keith Valdez has been recognized.

Contra Costa County has honored 22 Teachers of the Year, including Keith Valdez of Hanna Ranch Elementary School.
Valdez and the other honorees were feted at a reception on May 4, at the Contra Costa County Office of Education (CCCOE) in Pleasant Hill.
Pictured in the above photo:
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Keith Valdez
West Contra Costa Unified School District, Hanna Ranch Elementary
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Grades: K-3—Multiple Subjects
21 years teaching
Maribel Lopez
West Contra Costa USD, Dover Elementary
Grade: 2—Multiple Subjects–Bilingual
4 years teaching
Kathleen Doerr
John Swett Unified School District, Carquinez Middle
Grades 6-8–Resource Teacher
15 years teaching
--Photo by Jonathan Lance, CCCOE
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