The Pasadena Independent School District honors four Teachers of the Year at the end of each school year whose creativity and dedication push students to excel and reach their highest potential. The Elementary Teacher of the Year and Secondary Teacher of the Year will go on to represent Pasadena ISD in the 2010 Texas Teacher of the Year competition.
Also, as a local honor, the district notes the accomplishments of an Elementary First-Year Teacher and a Secondary First-Year Teacher, who have come to our district this year with enthusiasm, new teaching strategies and motivational activities that have inspired their students and peers.
Pasadena ISD's Teachers of the Year are:
Elementary Teacher of the Year
Elizabeth Neubauer
Special Education Teacher
Moore Elementary School
Secondary Teacher of the Year
Mona Robinson
English teacher
Memorial High School
First-Year Elementary Teacher of the Year
Leah Loredo
Fourth grade teacher
Moore Elementary School
First-Year Secondary Teacher of the Year
Kristi Trahan
Science teacher
Memorial High School