Mrs. Carmen Bres, a seventh grade Math teacher at Memorial Junior High, is the “Teacher of the Month” for February 2014. Carmen was recognized for her commitment and dedication to teaching mathematics. She makes extra time for all of her students, and celebrates even their smallest successes. She dedicates many hours in preparing her material, lesson plans and improving her teaching strategies. Carmen is the first secondary teacher to receive this honor. This veteran educator has been a mathematics teacher for 19 years and a majority of her teaching career has been at Memorial Junior High. She is best known for her positive attitude, caring insight, and love of her subject.
A segment will appear on iVision throughout the month of February detailing many more accomplishments of Mrs. Bres. A teacher will be selected each month through June 2014 for a total of nine (9) honorees.
The “Teacher of the Month” will be chosen based on educational achievements in the classroom, community contributions and innovativeness of the program/techniques used by the teacher. The “Teacher of the Month” will receive a certificate of recognition and will be featured on iVision, local media news, news publications and radio broadcasting. Additionally, each “Teacher of the Month” will receive donations from local businesses.
