Cataliina Foothillls School District

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(CFSD)
Found
dation raise
es supplem
mental fund
ds to
attrac
ct, develop and retain excellent
teachers throughout the district.

Hon
noring CF
FSDs Fineest Educattors
Catalina
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Foo
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ol District
recently
r
ann
nounced its teeachers and
distinguishe
d
d educator awards
a
for
2014-2015.
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The Teacheer of the
Year
Y (TOY) program hig
ghlights the
contrributions of Catalina Foo
othills teach
hers and hass
the ssupport of th
he CFSD Fou
undation.
The program ann
nually recog
gnizes two ex
xceptionally
oup of five
skilled and dediccated teacherrs from a gro
E
Nominees are
a those
Disstinguished Educators.
who have gained
d the respectt and admirattion of
studeents, parentss and co-worrkers, and wh
ho inspire
learnning in studeents of all baackgrounds and
a abilities.
Theyy play an acttive and usefful role in th
heir
comm
munities as well
w as in th
heir schools,
distinnguishing th
hemselves ass leaders.

ratinngs at state cchoir perform

mances annuually every
yearr since 2004.
Corry Walavich
h has taught
for 17 yearsthhe past five at
ECM
MS. He is aalso a membeer
of thhe Arizona M
Music
Eduucators Assoociation as
welll as the Natiional
Asssociation forr Music
Eduucation. Waalavich was
alsoo awarded ann outstandingg
teacching award at Calabasaas
Midddle School prior to com
ming to Tucsoon.
"M
Mr. Walavicch recognizees the need too hold kids up,
u
soo they will kkeep reachingg for successs. He has
giiven my dauughter a lovee of music."

Teachers of th
he Year 201
14-2015
Julia
a Hollis has been a
teach
her for 11 yeearsall in
CFSD
D. In addition to her
core teaching
respo
onsibilities, she directs
the annual
a
ECMS school
musiical, serves as
a an
assocciate conducctor for the
Tucsson Girls Chorus and is a
Mem
mber of the Arizona
A
Music Educators Associatio
on. ECMS choirs,
c
underr
ve received superior
s
and excellent
her ttutelage, hav
"It iss Julia's teaccher methodss and commiitment to
her sstudents' succcess that enables them to
t achieve
perfformance at such
s
a superrior level"

Disstinguished
d Educatorrs 2014-20115
Betth Jurgensen
n brings 21 yyears of teacching
expperiencethee last nine yyears at Sunrise Drive.
Shee is nationallly
certtified in literracy and
readding. Jurgennsen
servves on the Scchool
Impprovement T
Team
andd Site Counciil at
Sunnrise.
"B
Beth is an am
mazing exam
mple of all thhe qualities an
a
edducator shouuld have. She is everythiing that we
hooped and wiished for to ccontinue the outstanding
g
edducation thaat our child iss receiving"

Chelsea McIntyre has taught for 11 yearsthe last

two at CFSD (Sunrise and
OGMS). She carries
endorsements in math and
social studies and is a
member of both the
National Council of
Teachers of Mathematics
and the Arizona Association
of Teachers of Mathematics.
McIntyre was a finalist for
the presidential award for excellence in Mathematics
and Science Teaching in 2014.
"Mrs. McIntyre has boundless energy and
enthusiasm about what she teaches so her students
stay engaged and highly motivated."
The final Distinguished
Educator of the Year,
Kathleen Bowman, has taught
for six yearsall at Manzanita.
This is her second selection as
a Distinguished Educator.
Bowman has an endorsement
for Full Structured Immersion
and is a member of the School
Improvement Plan. Bowman
is also the Bens Bell Site Coordinator.
"Whether it's children that had her years ago, or her
current students, each child is treated as the most
special and deserving child in that particular
moment."

The five winners will be honored at a familyoriented brunch reception at Westin La Paloma
Resort, Sunday, April 12, 2015 at 10:00 am,
sponsored by MacBan Law Offices and R&A CPAs.

Ticket prices are $30 per adult and $15 per child.
There will be a breakfast buffet along with fun,
indoor games coordinated by the La Paloma staff for
younger children.
Show your support for our teachers with a $100
sponsorship for the Teacher of the Year event.
Sponsors will be listed in the event program.
Both tickets and event sponsorships can be
purchased at:
http://cfsdfoundation.org/events/teacher-of-theyear/
Arizona Gives Provides Another Way to Support
CFSD Foundation
The CFSD Foundation will be participating in the
April 7th Arizona Gives Day. Arizona Gives is a
one-day, 24-hour statewide online giving campaign
which gives state and local nonprofits another way
to recruit new donors and generate additional
revenue for their cause.
What to do: log on to
https://azgives.givebig.org/c/GivesDay/a/cfsdfoun
dation on April 7, 2015 and support CFSD
Foundation. Donations given on this day will count
towards incentive awards which could us to get
additional funding if we can get the most donors that
day.
Please mark your calendars to go online and support
our outstanding district education.