Assemblymember Patrick O’Donnell (D – Long Beach) recently honored 11 outstanding Long Beach Unified School District teachers as part of Teacher Appreciation Month.
Family, friends and colleagues gathered to celebrate teachers from the 70th Assembly District who provide superb classroom instruction and service to the community.
O’Donnell, who is a teacher and chair of the Assembly Education Committee, presented each honoree with an Extraordinary Teacher Award “for their commitment to student success inside and outside the classroom.”
Honorees and their schools were Amy Brown, Stanford; Tammy Carsten, Powell; Charlie Dodson, Poly; Kenneth Fisher, Cabrillo; Ted Hollister, Wilson; Marla Kleiman, Wilson; Amy Leveque, Wilson; Roberto Licon, Oropeza; Andrew Osman, Poly; Nica Rumion, Stevenson; and James Willert, Lakewood.