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FWCS Teacher Makes Indiana's Top Ten For 2022 Teacher of the Year

ELLA ABBOTT
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WBOI
Lisa Clegg receives her award for 2020 Teacher of the Year at a FWCS Board Meeting on Monday, September 28, 2020. She's joined by her former principal, Erica Almas, and district superintendent, Mark Daniel.

One Fort Wayne Community Schools teacher is in the top ten finalists for this year’s Indiana Teacher of the Year award.

 

Lisa Clegg is an English Language Learners teacher at Northrop High School. She was named one of two Teachers of the Year for 2020, but the state decided to honor all teachers in the state last year.

 

This year, the state let districts nominate teachers from 2021 and 2020 for the award. Spokeswoman for FWCS, Krista Stockman, says Clegg stands out because of how she works to connect with her students, even when they don’t share a language.

 

Stockman says one way Clegg does this is by connecting through food.

 

“No matter what language you speak, everybody has to eat and every culture has some really good food. And, so, they really have found ways to bond over food,” Stockman said.

 

She says FWCS has been participating in the state award for a long time and that their teachers are often in the top 25 or higher. This year, Clegg and FWCS 2021 Teacher of the Year Tia McFarthingboth made it to the top 25.

 

Ella Abbott is a multimedia reporter for 89.1 WBOI. She is a strong believer in the ways audio storytelling can engage an audience and create a sensory experience.
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