GUHSD Teacher of the Year Nominees Announced

The honored Teacher of the Year nominees from each school in the district at the board meeting on Thursday.

Selected by their peers, the nominees represent the best of the high school teahers in East County, and a panel of district employees and previous Teacher of the Year nominees chose two representatives from the goup to be considered in the San Diego County Teacher of the Year award.

Sandra Galea-Martinez of El Capitan and Paula Delgado of Monte Vista will be going onto the County level.

From the GUHSD Press Release:

Representing :

Debbie Dissinger, Mathematics Teacher; Coach, Class and Club Advisor, WASC and CSI Team Leader, who was voted Most Spirited Teacher for the past 3 years by the student body

Representing :

Jason Kay, Mathematics and Engineering Teacher; PLC Coordinator and Coach, who is also this year’s Golden Apple Winner from Santana

Sandra Galea-Martinez, Representing El Capitan High School

Sandra is a Science and AVID Teacher who has been teaching at El Capitan since 1990, where she has also taught P.E., Career and Family Studies and Geography.  Sandra is also the AVID Coordinator, Field Hockey Coach, and the S.M.A.R.T. (Students Modeling a Research Topic) Team Advisor at El Cap. She has participated in many other aspects of the school community during her tenure.

Sandra has been honored as a “Teachers are Heroes” award winner; was nominated for the Disney Teacher Awards; is a former Golden Apple Award Winner; has been inducted into the El Capitan Athletic Hall of Fame, and the list of her accomplishments and acknowledgments goes on and on.