The Business and Education Committee of the Madera Chamber of Commerce will host their Salute to Education on September 8, 2022, at the Madera District Fair.
Over thirty-five educators, from Madera schools, will be receiving the Distinguished Teacher of the Year award for their outstanding efforts displayed during the 2021-22 school year. Teachers are nominated and chosen by the school site peers based on their exceptional, skillful, creative, and dedicated teaching. Award winners must also display an elevated level of care, respect, and kindness to student, parents, and co-workers.
The event is sponsored by Educational Employees Credit Union, Madera District Fair, Madera Linkage Foundation, and Madera Unified Teacher’s Association, will begin at 5:00 p.m. with a private reception for the award recipients and their guests as well as educational leadership. The program will begin at 6:00 p.m. at the Madera Fair Madera Fair's amphitheater. While guests will be in the reception area, the staging to honor the Distinguished Teachers of the Year, has been designed so that anyone wishing to watch the program can do so.