Heidi Johnson, a teacher at Santa Fe Middle School was honored by the Kansas Department of Education during the Kansas Exemplary Educator Network State Education Conference on Feb. 26.
Johnson joined 31 beginning educators from around the state who also were named 2010 Kansas Horizon Award recipients. The Kansas Horizon Awards are sponsored by the Kansas State Department of Education. The award recognizes exemplary first-year educators.
The Horizon Award program, in its eighth year, allows all school districts in the state an opportunity to nominate one elementary and one secondary teacher for the award.
To be eligible for a Horizon Award, teachers must have successfully completed their first year of teaching and have performed in such a way as to distinguish themselves as outstanding.
The Horizon Award program is a regional competition with four regions corresponding to the state’s U.S. Congressional districts.
Four elementary and four secondary classroom teachers may be selected for the award from each region.
Johnson was notified of her selection by Diane DeBacker, interim Kansas Commissioner of Education, and recognized at a special luncheon during the Kansas Exemplary Educator Network conference.
