Congratulations to the Duncanville ISD Elementary and Secondary Teachers of the Year, Teresa Wastler (Hastings) and Elisa Guse (Reed)! These fine educators and all campus Teachers of the Year were honored at an annual Employee Awards Banquet.

In addition, over 80 staff members were recognized for their years of service, ranging from 5 to 40 years. This year's retirees and the new Spirit of Champion winners were also honored. It was an evening to remember!

Texas Teacher of the Year is the highest honor that the State of Texas can bestow upon a teacher. Conducted by the Texas Education Agency, the Texas Teacher of the Year Program annually recognizes and rewards teachers who have demonstrated outstanding leadership and excellence in teaching. Forty teachers (two from each Regional Education Service Center) compete for two titles, Texas Elementary Teacher of the Year and Texas Secondary Teacher of the Year. The Texas Teachers of the Year become spokespersons for public education and are honored at a special ceremony in Austin. The Texas Teacher of the Year becomes a candidate for National Teacher of the Year honors.

This video highlights the nominees and winners for campus Teacher of the Year. This video is shown during the annual employee banquet awards for Duncanville ISD. Vignettes are produced highlighting each campus nominee for elementary and secondary Teachers of the Year. Winners are shown at the end of the Banquet featuring additional highlights of the winners.

Digital Images by Allen J. Oliver Productions

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