Brainerd Public Schools educator June Dahlgren was nominated for 2019 Minnesota Teacher of the Year.
Other area teachers nominated for the honor include Mandy Gallant of Wadena-Deer Creek Public Schools, Katie Lieser of Long Prairie-Grey Eagle Public Schools and Briana Novak of Isle Public Schools.
The 2019 Minnesota Teacher of the Year will be chosen from a field of 168 candidates. These candidates have accepted their nominations and completed the required materials to become eligible for the honor. The number of candidates this year is the third-most in the 55-year history of the award.
This year's program will name the 55th Minnesota Teacher of the Year, celebrating the tradition of excellence in teaching in Minnesota. Candidates include pre-kindergarten through 12th-grade and Adult Basic Education teachers, from public or private schools.
The 2019 Minnesota Teacher of the Year will be announced May 5 at the St. Paul RiverCentre. Over the coming weeks, a 25-member panel of community leaders will name a group of semifinalists and finalists.
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Organized and underwritten by Education Minnesota, the Minnesota Teacher of the Year program receives support from Education Minnesota ESI, Educators Lifetime Solutions, EFS Advisors, Harvard Club of Minnesota Foundation, McDonald's Restaurants of Minnesota, SMART Technologies and United Educators Credit Union.
