Area teachers candidates for Minn. Teacher of the Year

ST. PAUL — Laura Alvstad of the Windom Area Public School District and Jeanette Jenson of Worthington District 518 are among 106 teachers who have become eligible for the honor of 2010 Minnesota Teacher of the Year.

This year’s program will name the 46th Minnesota Teacher of the Year, celebrating the tradition of excellence in teaching in Minnesota. Candidates include pre-kindergarten through 12th-grade teachers, from public or private schools.

The 2010 Minnesota Teacher of the Year will be announced May 2 in Brooklyn Park. During the coming weeks, a 22-member panel of community leaders will name a group of semifinalists, and then finalists.

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