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108 educators named candidates for 2011 Teacher of the Year

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St. Paul, Minn., Jan. 20, 2011 – One hundred and eight teachers have accepted their nominations and completed the required candidate materials to become eligible for the honor of 2011 Minnesota Teacher of the Year.

This year’s program will name the 47th Minnesota Teacher of the Year, celebrating the tradition of excellence in teaching in Minnesota. Candidates include pre-kindergarten through 12th-grade teachers from public or private schools.

The 2011 Minnesota Teacher of the Year will be announced Sunday, May 1, at the Northland Inn in Brooklyn Park, Minn. Over the coming weeks, a 23-member panel of community leaders will name a group of semifinalists, and then narrow the field to finalists.

Education Minnesota organizes and underwrites the Minnesota Teacher of the Year Program, which receives program and award support from the following organizations: the SMARTer Kids Foundation, the Northland Inn, the Harvard Club of Minnesota Foundation, United Educators Credit Union, McDonald’s Restaurants of Minnesota, Teacher Federal Credit Union, Pearson Education and Education Minnesota ESI.

The candidates for 2011 Minnesota Teacher of the Year, listed by their school districts, are:

About Education Minnesota
Education Minnesota represents 70,000 professionals working together for excellence in education for all students. Education Minnesota’s members include teachers and educational support professionals in Minnesota’s public school districts, faculty members at Minnesota’s community and technical colleges and University of Minnesota campuses in Duluth and Crookston, retired educators and student teachers. Education Minnesota is affiliated with the American Federation of Teachers, National Education Association and AFL-CIO.

January 20, 2011