Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Encinitas Teacher of the Year




I had the pleasure of attending the Salute to Teachers at the Balboa Theatre over the weekend. First grade teacher Wendy Craig, from El Camino Creek Elementary School was EUSD's teacher of the year. Of the 43 teachers selected county wide, Wendy made it into the top ten.
I've had friends go through the teacher of the year process and it is no small feat, let alone making it into the top ten. From the top ten, five school teachers were selected to represent the county for the next year. Congratulations, Wendy!

And from the 'not ready to let this story die' department comes this pretty intensive summary of Mike Hazelton's career in charter school education. According to this report, he has left a trail of deceit and bankruptcy across the Southern California charter school community, yet manages to get hired back for more. One quote from the article likens him to one sixties animated series character.

"Is he Mr. Magoo who has left a trail of destruction? Or is it a cover he's perfected?" she asked. Either way, Flesh said, "he found a gravy train."

Oh, Magoo, you've done it again!

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