Local Teacher Wins Teacher of the Year Award

In her 10 years of teaching at Oakdale’s Little Angels Preschool, Rose Mason never won an award or received recognition. That changed last month when Mason was surprised to win the Let’s Dish Teacher of the Year award.

The Let’s Dish program allows parents to nominate a deserving teacher. Then, residents can vote for their favorite teacher online. According to Let’s Dish, 260 teachers were nominated and 14,000 people voted. In the end, Mason was one of six winning Minnesota teachers.

Mason, a long-time Oakdale resident and mother of two adult children, said that she stays energized by teaching 4 and 5-year-olds every day. “The children are like little sponges,” Mason said. “They love to learn, and I love to see that light bulb turn on for them.”

As part of prize, she received eight meal sessions at Woodbury’s Let’s Dish.