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2009 Plano ISD Teachers of the Year!
Superintendent of Schools Dr. Doug Otto proudly announced the 2009 Teachers of the Year Beth Renshaw, Mendenhall Elementary School fifth grade teacher, and Pam Clark, Vines High School English teacher, at Plano ISD's Teacher of the Year Gala "Thursday Night Fever" celebrated by 1,400 guests on May 21 at Plano Centre.   Beth Renshaw Mendenhall Elementary Acceptance Remarks (2:13)   Pam Clark Vines High School Acceptance Remarks (2:28)

Excellence in Teaching Award Winners

68 experienced teachers of the year and 61 beginning teachers of the year were recognized at the gala. Highlighting the evening were surprise announcements of 10 experienced teachers and two first-year teachers who captured "Excellence in Teaching" awards.

Excellence in Elementary Teaching
Paula Díaz Daffron		Beth Renshaw Mendenhall		Hannah Shorey Sigler		Lisa Veteto Harrington		Shonda Winkler Wells
Excellence in Secondary Teaching
Pam Clark Vines		Brian Henson Murphy		Aimée Ratliff PSHS		Stephany Wall Jasper		Karyn Wynne Frankford

Excellence in Beginning Teaching
	Ashley Ohl Jackson			Thanh Duc Nguyen Carpenter

"A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops."
~Henry Brooks Adams

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