Educator Highlight Award for October:
“This is an honor. I had no idea I would ever be considered a nominee for this, so to get it and to be totally surprised by it 100 percent, I didn’t expect this at all,” Estrada said.
“This is an honor. I had no idea I would ever be considered a nominee for this, so to get it and to be totally surprised by it 100 percent, I didn’t expect this at all,” Estrada said.
The match was made and then some for a total of $6,000 raised at the annual event.
Drs. Garcia and Mann have secured nearly $300,000 in state grants to sustain the program and provide scholarships and stipends to participating teachers.
“All three of us are first-generation and understand the trajectory that a bachelor’s degree can offer,” VP Rissler said.