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North Kingstown Teacher Named 2022 RI Teacher Of The Year
Lisa Garcia has been a math teacher at North Kingstown High School for 27 years.
NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI — A North Kingstown High School teacher has been selected as the 2022 Rhode Island Teacher of the Year, according to a news release from the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE).
Lisa Garcia, who teaches math across several grades including algebra, trigonometry, and calculus, was given the news at a surprise ceremony Thursday with Governor Dan McKee and Education Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green in attendance.
“Teachers have the ability to inspire students to grow not just in the classroom but beyond it,” said McKee. “Lisa clearly has dedicated her life to that cause, giving her students the support they need to succeed throughout their time at North Kingstown High School. I’m proud to have her representing our state as the 2022 Rhode Island Teacher of the Year."
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Garcia has been a math teacher at North Kingstown High School for 27 years and has led multiple initiatives at the school, including serving as Lead Teacher on the school’s international Mason Tours and participating in the Flocked Fundraiser during the pandemic.
“Sometimes, when RIDE gets an application for Teacher of the Year, a story just leaps off the page. This was one of those times,” said Infante-Green. “Lisa has not only been an incredible teacher for nearly three decades, but has gone above and beyond during the COVID-19 pandemic to help her students both academically and emotionally. We are so glad to have her, and we are grateful to Lisa and the many teachers like her who have kept Rhode Island learning throughout the last year.”
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As Teacher of the Year, Garcia will work with RIDE throughout the 2021-2022 school year to support education in Rhode Island and is eligible to represent the state as National Teacher of the Year.
“We are proud and honored that our teacher, Lisa Garcia, has been chosen as the 2022 RI Teacher of the Year,” said North Kingstown High School Principal Dr. Barbara Morse. “She has the wisdom of a teacher who has been teaching for more than 25 years, but still possesses a new teacher's enthusiasm and passion for learning. When it comes to helping students with academics or being there to run student activities, she is always available.”
More information about the Teacher of the Year Award Program can be found here.
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