Palm Beach County's top teacher and non-teacher employee of the year were honored at a ceremony at Braman Motorcars in West Palm Beach on May 11.
Dr. Evangeline Aguirre, the ESOL Intensive Reading and English teacher at Palm Beach Central High, is the district's Teacher of the Year for the 2017-18 school year, and the district's nominee for the 2018 Florida teacher of the year.
Jane Winters is the Afterschool Site Director at Beacon Cove Intermediate School and the School-Related Employee of the Year.
Both women received free 2-year leases on cars from the dealership as rewards for their achievements.
In addition to Aguirre and Winters, nominees for the awards were also honored at the ceremony at Braman Motorcars BMW dealership, which was followed by a reception.
“Partnerships between the School District and our local businesses are essential to the success of our students and schools,” said Superintendent Robert Avossa. “Our community and business partners are important to the District, and we are grateful to Braman for stepping up to help us recognize these employees.”
Braman Motorcars' support for the event is part of a growing partnership between the auto dealer and the school district. The company also offers training and on-the-job experience for students at Park Vista High School's automotive academy and is holding a job fair for students to explore careers in automotive later this month.
“The development of our youth is paramount to the long term success and development of our community,” said Stephen Grossman, General Manager & COO of Braman Motorcars. “We plan to support the School District’s five-year strategic plan and lead by example so that other county businesses see the potential to invest in our collective futures through our public school system.”
To @Supt_Avossa PBCSDHR & Braman Motorcars - thank you for everything❤️@PBCHS_Broncos@pbcsd@SSTESOL@TESOL_Assn@EsolPbc@PBTESOLpic.twitter.com/CoC43zhm1F
— Dr. Aguirre (@vanjaguirre1) May 12, 2017