As part of this special week, the South Dakota Department of Education has announced South Dakota’s 2018 Regional Teachers of the Year.
Erica Boomsma, a fourth-grade teacher at Washington 4-5 Center in Huron has been selected the Region 3 teacher of the year.
Anita Boeck, a math teacher at Arlington High School is the Region 1 teacher of the year.
Other Regional Teachers of Year winners include:
Region#2: Sarah Darling, first grade, Brandon Elementary School
Region #4: Lisa Zahn, music, Mobridge-Pollock School District
Region #5: Mary Day, business education and computer technology, Belle Fourche High School
A statewide panel of educators will select one of these regional finalists to represent the state as the 2019 South Dakota Teacher of the Year. The 2019 South Dakota Teacher of the Year will be announced Oct. 18, 2018, at the Systems Change Conference in Sioux Falls. That individual will be South Dakota’s candidate for the National Teacher of the Year Award.