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Board honors local teacher as California Teacher of the Year, hears Camp Keep update and approves consent items

Kern County Board of Education · January 14, 2026
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The Kern County Board of Education adopted a resolution honoring April Raguinden as California Teacher of the Year, received a detailed Camp Keep program update (about 8,171 students slated to attend) with student testimonials, and approved routine consent items including graduation diplomas.

The Kern County Board of Education adopted a resolution recognizing April Raguinden of Douglas K. Fletcher Elementary as the county's representative in the 2026 California Teacher of the Year program, praising her work creating an edible schoolyard and expanding hands-on learning.

The resolution, read into the record by board staff, thanked Raguinden for two decades of teaching, described her role as a certified reading interventionist, and noted that she will represent Kern County and the state in the National Teacher of the…

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