Woot woot!!

Congratulations to Berthoud’s Jessica May, the 2024 Colorado Teacher of the Year.

I sat down with Ms. May to commend her on this honor and discuss how we can work together to solve the issues facing our schools - from improving teacher pay to addressing student mental health.

Got to have lunch with this young lady and celebrate her selection as Student of the Quarter. So proud!

Teacher Appreciation Week is coming the week of May 6 - May 10, and we're giving away some special prizes - including passes to Meow Wolf Convergence Station in Denver - to educators on our mailing list for The Spark!

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Did you know that ANYONE can submit a nomination for Colorado's 2025 Teacher of the Year? Nominations are open through Tuesday, May 28 at bit.ly/CO_TOY!

Twitter/X world…I’m in need of a marine biologist for a student to interview about microplastics. Any connections you can send my way??

🎉 Big change from U.S. Department of Transportation:

If your flight gets delayed or canceled, airlines now have to refund you automatically in CASH.

Refunds cover:
- Delayed flights (3+hrs domestic, 6+ hrs int’l)
- Airport changes
- Added connections
- Service class downgrade
- Accessibility changes

We are proud to bring educators attending our Nat. Teacher Leadership Conference in July engaging breakout sessions. Have you registered yet? The conference is open to all educators!
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🚌 🎉Happy School Bus Driver Appreciation Day! Thank you to Morgan County School District Bus Driver Mark D'Aloia and the thousands of dedicated professionals who make sure Colorado students get to and from school safely every single day.

Tiffeny O'Dell teaches at Byers Junior Senior High School and was a 2024 finalist for Teacher of the Year. Tiffeny says, 'I learned that there are some really wonderful teachers that I get to teach with across Colorado' Nominate a teacher here: bit.ly/CO_TOY!

So proud of my friend Kabby Hong Great work!! 🙌🏽🙌🏽

Love spending time with Linda ⌬ Cummings planning for our Summer COAssocSciTeachers Retreat! #TeamPresidents

When the House Committee changes the time at the last minute and you have to present from a random parking lot in your car. 😂😂🤷🏽‍♀️

We have to vote for local officials to recruit Black & Brown teachers - Kurt Russell (Kurt Russell), the 2022 National Teacher of the Year on the importance of #EducatorDiversity .

Tune in to the #CantBeErased event here: youtube.com/live/rkDsTQ-wM…
#BookBans

The Education and Training Voucher program for 2024-25 is accepting applications now! Colorado residents who have been in foster care and are between the ages of 17 and 25 can get financial support for their postsecondary education through the ETV. ow.ly/xVh750Rgy63.

You are a math person.

Don't believe us? Then this special episode of the Route K-12 Podcast is for you!

Watch us bust the big math myth with @themathguru at eduprogress.org/math/?utm_sour…, or listen anywhere you get your #podcasts .

#WeAreAllSolvers

Nominations for the 2025 Teacher of the Year are open through May 28 at bit.ly/CO_TOY!
Colorado 2023 Teacher of the Year finalist Scott Wheeler stating 'I got the chance to look back on 27 yrs of teaching to really... look at myself and the spirit behind my teaching.'

Love planning a whole field trip, cleared with office, sent letters home to parents, just to have buses cancel. 🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️

Dear #PAEMST , I humbly request the next email you send should be letting us know that you are announcing the 2021 awardees.
Signed,
a 2021 finalist who has been trying to wait patiently for almost 3 years

Such an important conversation about truth and honesty.