TASA Executive Director Kevin Brown hosted a special, star-studded virtual event via Zoom Tuesday, May 5, for Texas’ 2020 Regional Teachers of the Year and the finalists for H-E-B’s Education in Excellence (EIE) Awards. During this live event, hosted in partnership with EIE and #TeachersCan, special guests popping in to encourage the educators who were participating included: Matthew McConaughey, Eva Longoria, Matt Bonner, Kendra Scott, 2015 National Teacher of the Year Shanna Peeples, 2020 Texas Teacher of the Year Karen Sams, and 2020 Texas Secondary Teacher of the Year Michelle Sandoval Villegas. Watch video of the event.
The 2020 EIE Award winners were also announced. Congratulations to the following educators, schools, and districts on their wins!
Rising Star Award
Elementary Category
Gerardo Villegas Juarez
$5,000 plus a $5,000 grant for Charles Graebner Elementary School, San Antonio ISD
Secondary Category
Laura Dunham
$5,000 plus a $5,000 grant for Clear Lake High School, Clear Creek ISD
Leadership Award
Elementary Category
Morgan Castillo
$10,000 plus a $10,000 grant for Woodgate Intermediate School, Midway ISD
Secondary Category
Porfirio Zamora
$10,000 plus a $10,000 grant for Veterans Memorial High School, Corpus Christi ISD
Lifetime Achievement Award
Elementary Category
Diana Garcia
$25,000 plus a $25,000 grant for De Zavala Elementary School, San Marcos CISD
Secondary Category
Nicole Vickerman
$25,000 plus a $25,000 grant for R.C. Clark High School, Plano ISD
Principal Award
Elementary Category
Dana Boyd
$10,000 plus a $25,000 grant for East Point Elementary School, Ysleta ISD
Secondary Category
Dr. Carlos Phillips II
$10,000 plus a $25,000 grant for Booker T. Washington High School & The High School for The Engineering Professions, Houston ISD
Early Childhood Center Award
Lawson Early Childhood School
Mckinney ISD
Principal Susie Towber
$25,000 Grant
School Board Award
Mission Consolidated ISD
School Board President Charlie Garcia III
$25,000 Grant
Small District Award
Boerne ISD
Superintendent Dr. Thomas Price
$50,000 Grant
Large District Award
Dallas ISD
Superintendent Dr. Michael Hinojosa
$100,000 Grant
