Groves Elementary School Librarian Susan Mitchell has been selected as a finalist for the Region 4 Elementary Teacher of the Year Award.
Region 4 comprises 48 public school districts and 41 charter schools, which employs more than 76,000 teachers, across the Greater Houston area. Ms. Mitchell is one of six elementary teacher of the year finalists.
The winner will be announced at the Region 4 Teachers of the Year Luncheon and Awards Ceremony on Tuesday, August 1, at the Hilton Americas-Houston.
In 2019, Humble ISD teacher Joe Paneitz was named the Region 4 Secondary Teacher of the Year.
If Ms. Mitchell is chosen as the Elementary Winner, she will advance to represent Humble ISD and Region 4 as a Texas Teacher of the Year Finalist. Each year, 40 Regional Teachers of the Year are considered for the Texas Teacher of the Year Award.