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  The Spring Branch ISD Teacher of the Year Committee is pleased to announce that seven educators have been named as 2016 SBISD Teacher of the Year finalists.
  Final winners will be announced at the district's Service Awards Celebration, which will be held May 4. District Teachers of the Year go on to compete in the annual Region IV Teacher of the Year Competition and the 2016 Houston West Chamber of Commerce competition.
  Amanda Badrak of Spring Shadows Elementary, a third-grade English as a Second Language (ESL) language arts and social studies teacher;
  Teresa Dolan of Edgewood Elementary, a librarian; and
  Stephanie Walton of Wilchester Elementary, an art teacher
  Jonathan Cook of Spring Branch Middle School, an eighth-grade science teacher;
  Michael Ortiz of The Guthrie Center, a filmmaking instructor;
  Elaine Sorsby of Stratford High School, a French and Spanish teacher; and
  Amanda Tysor of Northbrook High School, a ninth-grade Algebra teacher
  Four finalists were named in the Secondary Teacher of the Year category this year due to a tied committee vote.
  Recently named as Principals of the Year this year are Vivian Pratts of Edgewood Elementary and Jennifer Parker of Spring Woods High School.
  View the complete listing of campus Teachers of the Year >>
  The SBISD Teacher of the Year Committee spends countless hours reading and reviewing applications submitted by each campus-nominated Teacher of the Year candidate. The committee is impressed each and every year by these applications and the unique perspectives of the district's amazing educators.
  After upcoming personal interviews, the committee will vote on the seven finalist candidates. Dr. Scott Muri, Superintendent of Schools, will announce the final top two candidates during the Service Awards Celebration.
  The Elementary and Secondary Teacher of the Year will each receive a new $1,000 cash award thanks to the generosity of district partners including First Community Credit Union. They will also receive a $2,000 professional growth stipend, as well as the acclaim and recognition of their peers.