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BEND, Ore. (AP) — A fourth-grade teacher in Central Oregon recently named the state's teacher of the year will be celebrated at a community event in Bend next week.
Heather Anderson, who teaches at an elementary school in Bend, was named Oregon's 2016 Teacher of the Year.
KTVZ reports that Bend-La Pine Schools Superintendent Shay Mikalson will recognize Anderson at the Jan. 12 gathering.
Thanks to Anderson and her colleagues, Juniper Elementary ranks in the top 5 percent of high-poverty schools in Oregon when it comes to student achievement.
Anderson is a native Oregonian who began her career as a student-teacher in Mexico. As teacher of the year, she gets $5,000 and will meet President Obama next spring in Washington D.C.
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Information from: KTVZ-TV, http://www.ktvz.com/
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