Every 9 weeks, each campus selects a “Teacher of the Nine Weeks” to be recognized at the school board meeting. At the end of the year, from this pool of honorees, one CFB teacher will be chosen as Teacher of the Year. Ms. Iris Ramos was selected by Blair Elementary faculty and staff as the first Teacher of the Nine Weeks for 2018-2019. One student commented about Ms. Ramos, “she makes our learning fun.” Ms. Ramos stated, “I believe that all students can learn with a lot of hard work and effort.”
Making learning fun for students through hard work is the reason Blair Faculty and Staff have chosen Ms. Ramos as Blair’s Teacher of the Nine Weeks. An 18 year veteran of teaching, Ms. Ramos began her career teaching kindergarten in Guam, where she taught for two years. Ramos then moved to Ft. Hood, TX, where she taught Pre-K for a year before coming to Blair. Since coming to Blair ten years ago, she has taught kindergarten, second, and fourth grades. A recognized campus leader especially in technology, colleagues praise her willingness to help and share her knowledge with others.
“She makes me think outside my comfort zone and gives me new ideas that help me be a better teacher,” stated one of Ms. Ramos’s fourth-grade teammates. What does Ms. Ramos have to say about all this? “I’m really fortunate to be working with a lot of hardworking professionals, especially my 4th-grade team.”