SAN JOSE, CA – The Santa Clara County Office of Education (SCCOE) is proud to reveal Santa Clara County's 2017 Teachers of the Year. Winners of the 2017 Texas Instruments STEM Teaching Award will be announced later this month.
The following accomplished educators will be recognized at the 48th annual Teacher Recognition Celebration presented by the SCCOE on Thursday, Sept. 14 at the Heritage Theatre in Campbell:
| School District | School | Name |
| Alum Rock Union School District | Ocala STEAM Academy | Rebecca Balster |
| Berryessa Union School District | Vinci Park Elementary | Satomi Fujikawa |
| Cambrian School District | Sartorette Elementary | Dean Hodges |
| Campbell Union High School District | Westmont High | Elizabeth Jarrett |
| Campbell Union School District | Marshall Lane Elementary | Sherry Moncrief |
| County Charter School | Summit Public School: Tahoma | Eileen Kim |
| County Office of Education | Della Maggiore | Kathleen Shannon |
| Cupertino Union School District | West Valley Elementary | Erin Leary |
| East Side Union High School District | Independence High | Guadalupe Alvarez |
| Evergreen School District | Katherine Smith Elementary | Marcia Araujo |
| Franklin-McKinley School District | Robert F. Kennedy Elementary | Satwant (Sam) Bath |
| Fremont Union High School District | Fremont High | Rick Barlow |
| Gilroy Unified School District | Gilroy High | Catherine Silva |
| Loma Prieta Joint Union School District | Loma Prieta Elementary/ CTE Middle | Casey Lelake |
| Los Altos School District | Santa Rita Elementary | Diane Wharton |
| Los Gatos Union School District | R.J. Fisher Middle | Tanya Boyle |
| Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union High School District | Los Gatos High | Catherine Messenger |
| Luther Burbank School District | Luther Burbank | Natalia Diehl |
| Metropolitan Education District | Silicon Valley Career & Technical Education | Kurt Cheetsos |
| Milpitas Unified School District | Pearl Zanker Elementary | Laura Polden |
| Moreland School District | Moreland Middle | Shanna Urbancic |
| Morgan Hill Unified School District | Barrett Elementary | Jennifer Klem-Myers |
| Mount Pleasant School District | Ida Jew Academy | Cindy Parico |
| Mountain View Whisman School District | Bubb Elementary | David Franklin |
| Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District | Los Altos High | Betty Yamasaki |
| Oak Grove School District | Christopher Elementary | Marie Mabanag |
| Orchard School District | Orchard Elementary | Trish Pryor |
| San Jose Unified School District | Washington Elementary | Allison Pruitt |
| Santa Clara Unified School District | Wilcox High | Kelly Villarreal |
| Saratoga Union School District | Argonaut Elementary | Heidi Morris |
| Sunnyvale School District | Bishop Elementary | Mirell Kazos |
| Union School District | Dartmouth Middle | Megan Mullaly |
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