ECISD surprised two teachers of the year with "Teachers of the Year" awards.
The first recipient was New Tech Odessa science teacher Lornalyn De Leon, ECISD’s Secondary Teacher of the Year. She teaches Biology and Neuroscience at NTO. She is finishing her fourth year with NTO and ECISD. She has 22 years in education.
Next, they made a stop at Ireland Elementary to catch 5th Grade math teacher Marti Smith, ECISD’s Elementary Teacher of the Year. She has been with ECISD for five years, all of them at Ireland. She has 23 years of teaching experience.
The two Teachers of the Year received a trophy from the district and $1,000 from the Education Foundation of Odessa.