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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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