Dublin Teacher Nominated As Alameda County Teacher Of The Year

DUBLIN, CA — Lilia Tsui, an English language development teacher at Dublin and Frederiksen elementary schools, ranked among Alameda County's best this year.

Tsui was nominated and will be honored Nov. 4 at the Castro Valley Center for the Arts at the Alameda County Office of Education's 32nd annual Teacher of the Year awards ceremony for her work in the Dublin Unified School District. A winner will be chosen at the ceremony.

Tsui has been a teacher for 19 years and "is a proven advocate for all students and supports her fellow staff members by fostering an inclusive and accessible learning environment," the county said in a statement. She supports colleagues and families learning to speak English.

"With all the challenges our students and school staff have faced over the last 18 months, the light shines even brighter on the educators who, day in and day out, found a way to keep students engaged and learning under exceedingly difficult circumstances," L. K. Monroe, county superintendent of schools, said in the statement.

Tsui was one of 17 honorees nominated "for their individual dedication and excellence in the classroom," the county education office said in its statement. A panel of leaders in education selected the honorees, whose names will advance to the California Department of Education for consideration for its California Teacher of the Year program.

Honorees "collectively represent the thousands of educators doing amazing work across Alameda County every day," the office said.

Correction: An earlier version of this story misstated that Tsui received the award, when she had in fact been nominated.

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