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D128 Grad Earns 'Early Career' Teacher Of The Year Award
The early educator Teacher of the Year award is given to one teacher in the state that has one to four years of teaching experience.
LIBERTYVILLE, IL — A District 128 graduate has been named this year's early career educator of the year by the Illinois State Board of Education. Kate Lee, a 2012 graduate of Vernon Hills High School, is the director of choirs at Maine East High School in Park Ridge, according to a post on the District 128 Facebook page.
The early educator Teacher of the Year award is given to a teacher that has one to four years of teaching experience.
Since 1970, the Illinois State Board of Education has sponsored the Illinois Teacher of the Year program, which is meant to recognize the best teachers in Illinois. The top nominees from eight regions in the state are designated as Regional Teachers of the Year; and the Illinois Teacher of the Year is selected from that group.
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In addition, the ISBE recognizes the top bilingual, early childhood, and special education teachers of the year.
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