What an honor and blessing to have been selected to be Ramirez Elementary’s 2024-2025 “Teacher of the Year”. These past nine years have been nothing less than WONDERFUL. I have been blessed to work with some exceptional people here at Ramirez Elementary. I am especially lucky to work alongside my 5th grade team. Their hard work and dedication not only to our students, but also our school have motivated me to be a better teacher.
If there’s one thing I’ve learned about being a teacher throughout my 27 years of teaching is that teaching is much more than just a job. As a teacher we help mold the lives of our students to become future leaders and innovators. It is a challenging profession, but one that I truly love. At the beginning of every year, I hope to inspire at least one child to be the best they can be.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank my mother, who through her dedication as an educator has shown me the importance of being a teacher. To my husband and children, thank you for loving me and understanding that a teacher’s job isn’t done at 3:45 or only nine months out of the year. To Christina Zavala and Araceli Garcia, whom I’ve had the pleasure and loved working alongside for the past 16 years, thank you for sticking by me and encouraging me to doing my very best even during the difficult times.