SCUSD announces 2013 Teachers of the Year
The pair – a math teacher and a social studies teacher -- will represent the district in ÇÑ×ÓÊÓƵ County’s competition
June 21, 2013 (ÇÑ×ÓÊÓƵ) – Stephanie Cook and Reza Mahvi have been named ÇÑ×ÓÊÓƵ City Unified School District 2013 Teachers of the Year.
Cook teaches geography, economics and yoga at George Washington Carver School of Arts & Science. She manages a full-inclusion classroom of Special Education and general education students and inspires all students to develop empathy and social awareness through a variety of projects. She volunteers with students at the ÇÑ×ÓÊÓƵ County Juvenile Hall, organizes the school’s annual World Cultures Fair and guides teens through the award-winning Poverty Project, key to Carver’s civic learning.
Mahvi is a Special Education math teacher at Fern Bacon Middle School. Mahvi is tireless in his dedication to helping students learn and master college and career-ready skills. He provides tutoring at lunch and after school and conducts home visits three times a week on average. He manages 28 Individualized Education Plans, teaches Saturday school and collaborates with peers to write curriculum. As a result, 70 percent of his students tested proficient or advanced on the California Standards Tests last year, a phenomenal accomplishment at a high-poverty school.
The pair will now represent the district in the ÇÑ×ÓÊÓƵ County Office of Education Teachers of the Year program.