Posted Date: 01/27/2020
Candidates for the 2020 Minnesota Teacher of the Year award have been named and Anoka-Hennepin has seven educators who were nominated.
The teachers are:
The seven Anoka-Hennepin teachers are among 134 candidates for the award statewide. Last year, Blaine High School (BHS) science teacher Timothy Riordan was one of nine finalists for the award.
This year’s program will name the 56th Minnesota Teacher of the Year, celebrating the tradition of excellence in teaching in Minnesota. Eligible candidates include pre-kindergarten through 12th-grade, Early Childhood Family Education and Adult Basic Education teachers, from public or private schools.
The 2020 Minnesota Teacher of the Year will be announced Sunday, May 3, at the Saint Paul RiverCentre. Over the coming weeks, a 25-member panel of community leaders will name a group of semifinalists and finalists.
Read more about the award, or see the statewide list of all the candidates at the Education Minnesota website.