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Maestro Yesenia Marquez Barrigan honored as Regional Teacher of the Year
Summary
Board recognized Maestro Yesenia Marquez Barrigan for her leadership in the Spanish Dual Language Immersion program at Chenoweth Elementary and for mentoring colleagues and securing grants to support DLI instruction.
Speaker 4 asked the board to join in congratulating Maestro Yesenia Marquez Barrigan on being named the Regional Teacher of the Year. The presenter praised her passion, dedication and warm classroom presence and highlighted her leadership in the Spanish Dual Language Immersion (DLI) program at Chenoweth Elementary.
The presenter read remarks citing Barrigan’s work securing a grant to strengthen professional practices among DLI teachers, mentoring of newer teachers, and classroom practices that foster inclusion and belonging. "There are few educators who embody the passion, dedication, and warmth that Yessi brings to her classroom every single day," Speaker 4 said.
The board and attendees were invited to congratulate Maestro Barrigan and a short celebratory video was scheduled to play as part of the recognition.
Provenance: topicintro SEG 047; topfinish SEG 113
Speakers quoted or referenced: Speaker 4 (recognition remarks)
Topics: teacher recognition, dual-language instruction
