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Bloomfield ‘Teacher Of The Year’ Is A Social Studies Guru

In addition to Shamshadeen Mayers, district administrators also gave a round of applause to 10 other local teachers for 2022-2023.

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield Public School District has named a local social studies educator as its “Teacher of the Year.”

Shamshadeen Mayers teaches advanced placement U.S. history and advanced placement comparative government and politics in the social studies department. In 2021, he was named the 2021-2022 Teacher of the Year by the New Jersey Council for Social Studies.

Mayers is a Bloomfield native and BHS alumni.

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In addition to Mayers, district administrators also gave a round of applause to 10 other local teachers for 2022-2023. See the list below.

“We would like to congratulate Mr. Mayers and all our colleagues named at each building for their accomplishments,” administrators said. “It's a great day to be a Bloomfield Bengal!”

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