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On a night when they honored all teachers as Teachers of the Year during the challenging pandemic school year, the Del Mar Union School District board approved an off-schedule 4% salary increase for its teachers.
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The Del Mar Union School District teachers have opted to nominate all teachers for 2020-21 Teacher of the Year honors an unconventional idea fitting for a most unusual school year.
As Del Mar teacher Kate Daniel wrote in her nomination letter, on March 13, 2020, the very definition of teaching changed. Heading into Zoom classrooms and distance learning for the first time last spring, what teachers initially thought may just last a couple of weeks ended up stretched to fall, kicking off a school year unlike any other.
“It’s been nearly a year since that Friday in March and, as educators, we have risen to challenges that existed far beyond our wildest imaginations,” Daniel wrote. “Not only have our students continued to receive a world-class, full-time, and in-person education, but we have expanded our incredible program to include an online option that is truly one of a kind. You can pretty much say, ‘We’re killing it’.”