The Chillicothe R-II School Districts 2018 Beacon Awards and Teacher of the Year winners will be announced Friday afternoon. The finalists for each of the school buildings were selected earlier in the year through nominations by their peers at each building. The awards will be presented Friday at 2 pm.
This year’s finalists for Teacher of the Year include:
At the Chillicothe Elementary School and Chillicothe Early Learning Center – Title 1 Reading Teacher – Shelly Falconer
Dewey School – 4th Grade Teacher Andrea Beck
Field School – 2nd Grade Teacher Heather McGraw
Middle School – Librarian Laurinda Davison
High School & TLC – Science Teacher Stacy Surber
Grand River Tech – Vocational Business Education – Susan Mayers
The Beacon Award finalist include:
Chillicothe Elementary School and Chillicothe Early Learning Center – Paraprofessional Cindy Glidewell
Dewey School – Paraprofessional Cinda Maasdam
Field School – Paraprofessional Amanda Hall
Middle School – Secretary Jeanette Johnson
High School & TLC – Paraprofessional Drebra Shafer
Grand River Tech – Teacher’s Aide Justin Alexander