EDUCATOR OF THE MONTH

Heather Ruiz’s students at Rudder Middle school told KSAT crews that they were not surprised that their teacher won because she is so deserving of this honor and recognition.

Charles Lee is not only the head boys basketball coach and physical education teacher at Legacy Traditional Schools, he is also the athletic director there and he is KSAT’s Educator of the Month.

For the month of September, we are recognizing an educator from John Jay High School.

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Lani Popp, a speech language pathologist at Kuentz Elementary, has been named KSAT12's Educator of the Month.

Students at Woodlake Hills Middle School say they look forward to their class with Monique Jackson, who is a CTE teacher, or career, technology and education teacher, at Judson ISD.

The KSAT team has been working to shine on local educators and this month, KSAT and Firstmark Credit Union are recognizing Jefferson High School CTE teacher Todd Owens as KSAT’s Educator of the Month.

Leslie Crady is the Speech and Debate director at Brandeis High School and KSAT12 got to surprise her with the Educator of the Month Award last week.

Administrators at SAISD’s Douglass Elementary credit science teacher Kiana Bourgois for going above and beyond not only in the classroom, but outside the classroom as well.

Every month during the school year, the KSAT team works to recognize our outstanding local educators.

The students in seventh-grade science teacher Brenda Fuentes’s class at IDEA South Flores say they feel heard and safe, and genuinely love coming to her class.

Wernli Elementary School Principal Lori Shaw is the first principal to be recognized as “KSAT’s Educator of the Month.”

Cheryl Perez has been a teacher with Northside ISD for 22 years and this is her third year at Brauchle, leading the STEM program.

School is in full swing and we are back to recognizing our area educators. For the month of August, we are shining a spotlight on a fourth grade teacher at Huebner Elementary.

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Jeanette Alcala is a fourth grade teacher at Baskin Elementary in the San Antonio Independent School District and is KSAT’s Educator of the Month.

Jonathon Trevino loves learning and helping others learn.

She is a history teacher at Burbank High School and she says her goal is to make sure her students succeed.

Heather Sammis has always been interested in education and, for the past four years, she’s been teaching and sharing that love of education with her young students.

Marissa Martinez is a proud third grade teacher at Boone Elementary and for her, it’s not just a job -- it’s about her students.

Parents or students, do you know an educator who goes above and beyond on a daily basis?

Ryan Fink has being recognized as KSAT’S Educator of the Month and he said math is the “language of the universe”. He’s been teaching that “language” for the last 10 years.

KSAT12 has launched a new series called “KSAT Educator of the Month” and the first winner is Amanda Pyle, Taft High School’s fine arts coordinator and theater director.

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