Teacher retention and recruitment are vital to a quality education system. 

According to a 2003 study by the National Commission on Teaching and America’s Future, after just five years, between 40 and 50 percent of all beginning teachers have left the profession.  The Santa Rosa Education Foundation is stiving to make sure that new teachers receive mentoring, support and recognition during their early years as educators. Each spring, the Santa Rosa Education Foundation invites every school in the Santa Rosa School District to nominate one teacher for the Santa Rosa Rookie of the Year award.  All full-time classroom teachers in their third year or less of teaching are eligible for this award.  This includes total teaching experience, not just in Santa Rosa public schools.The following school nominees will be recognized at our Fourteenth Annual Rookie of the Year Reception on April 16, 2009 at 4:30 p.m. at B.C. Russell Elementary School.  Awards will be presented at 5 p.m. with the reception open until 6:15 p.m.  The Santa Rosa Rookie of the Year 2009 will be announced during the awards presentation.

 

 

The Santa Rosa Education Foundation is pleased to announce our 2009 Santa Rosa Rookie of the Year nominees:Avalon Middle, Michelle Bryars; Bagdad Elementary, Dorothy Wallace; Berryhill Administrative Complex, Astley Blackwell; Central High, Daniel Baxley; Chumuckla Elementary, Allison Daseler; S.S. Dixon Intermediate, Rachel Orehosky; S.S. Dixon Primary, Karen Burch; East Milton Elementary, Kevin Specht; Gulf Breeze Elementary, Dashean Chavez; Gulf Breeze High, Teresa Stanquist; Gulf Breeze Middle, Lauren Baugus; Hobbs Middle, Wesley Meiss; Holley Navarre Intermediate, Zack Butler; Holley Navarre Middle, Julie Wise; Holley Navarre Primary, Janet Pfalzgraf; T.R. Jackson Pre-K, LaTonya Shepherd; Jay Elementary, Jacob Jordan; Jay High, Kendra Killam; King Middle, Peggy Kliem; Locklin Technical Center, Sharon Achors; Milton High, Kimi Gillis; Munson Elementary, Kathy Green; Navarre High, Desi Lee; Oriole Beach Elementary, Denothras Pierce; Pea Ridge Elementary, Kristin Santo; Rhodes Elementary, Jenna Allen; Russell Elementary, Trish Johnson; Sims Middle School, Crystal Burke; West Navarre Intermediate, Ann Thompson; West Navarre Primary, James Fox; Woodlawn Beach Middle, Jeff Baugus.