9 Dec 2009
Teachers to Receive a $1,000 Cash Award
DALLAS–Joshua Gutierrez, a bilingual teacher at Dallas Independent School District's Lida Hooe Elementary School, and Lisa Culpepper, an English teacher at James Madison High School, have been named National Interns of the Year by the National Association for Alternative Certification.
"We are very proud of our awardees because they are two of only three teachers nationwide to earn the National Interns of the Year title," said Nell Ingram, executive director-Dallas ISD's Alternative Certification Department. "Receiving this award means that our teachers have excelled as beginning teachers."
Joshua Gutierrez, a graduate of Dallas Baptist University in biblical studies, started his career in Dallas ISD as a substitute teacher. Lisa Culpepper is a graduate of National University with a major in English. Both teachers participated in Dallas ISD's Alternative Certification program in 2007-2008.
The teachers will be presented with a $1,000 cash award each on Jan. 30, during the 20th Annual NAAC national conference in Summerlin, Nevada.
"Dallas ISD is pioneering a college readiness warning system and we are proud to lend our support to it," in announcing a $3.77 million grant.