Teaching Excellence Award Ceremony
Mr. Valdez was nominated by:
Dr. Bruce Harter: Superintendent of Schools
2006-2016
West Contra Costa Unified School District
Mr. Valdez was nominated by:
Dr. Bruce Harter: Superintendent of Schools
2006-2016
West Contra Costa Unified School District
I have had the great privilege of teaching the most amazing students in West Contra Costa Unified School District for 28 years. I began my career as a Spanish bilingual teacher at Bayview Elementary School from 1994-1996 and at E.M. Downer Elementary School from 1996-2007. In 2007 I transfered to Hanna Ranch Elementary School to teach kindergarten. In 2015 the West Contra Costa Unified School District Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Bruce Harter, nominated me to receive the Teaching Excellence Award. Upon receiving that auspicious award I was asked if I would be willing to go on to represent WCCUSD as the Teacher of the Year at the Contra Costa County awards ceremony, which I did the following year in 2016.