
This Week’s ‘Teacher of the Week’ is Out of Cedar Rapids
Every week we team up with Menard's to honor another awesome teacher in the local area with our ‘Teacher of the Week’ award!
Wendy Kleinschmidt
Congratulations to Jill Dobler, a teacher at Prairie Ridge Elementary School in Cedar Rapids! She is this week’s ‘Teacher of the Week!’ Jill was nominated by Wendy Kleinschmidt and this is her entry:
"Jill Dobler is a special education teacher at Prairie Ridge Elementary. Her classroom is a very busy place with many different abilities. She is a patient, compassionate, and well organized teacher who always puts her students first. The students in her room are successful because of her."
For being an amazing teacher, Jill will be receiving gift cards from Wild Hogs in Walford, Half-Price Books, and Kathy’s Pies!
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