SST hosted its first event to Celebrate our Partners in Education in late May.
The event brought together SST supporters, Parent Advocates, Campus Business Partners, and our top 10 SST high school students from SST San Antonio College Prep High School. We also recognized our Regional Teacher of the Year Recipients as well as revealed our State Teacher of the Year recipients.
A big thank you to our generous donors whose contributions will benefit our Scholarship Fundraiser distributed by our SST Alumni Association to eligible graduating seniors and college-attending SST alumni.
Additionally, we are excited to reveal the recipients of the following awards we celebrated at the event.
Campus Partner in Education Award
This award recognizes the outstanding contributions of local businesses that support the common goals of our education system by creating learning opportunities for our students and advancing student preparation for meaningful participation in society.
- SST San Antonio College Prep – Bowls N Go: Fresh Food
- SST Discovery – Culver’s
- SST Alamo - Permian Ink
- SST Northwest – Santikos
- SST Schertz- Little Caesars
- SST Hill Country - HEB
- Character.Org
Education Empowerment Award
This award recognizes philanthropic foundations who are committed towards the expansion and access of high-quality education through investments that positively impact self and community.
- George W. Brackenridge Foundation
- Ewing Halsell Foundation
Advocate Award
This award recognizes organizations who have been key advocates of the mission of SST by supporting initiatives for transformative change ranging from policy efforts to the actual construction of creating actual space for students to learn.
This award recognizes organizations that have been key advocates of the mission of SST by supporting educational initiatives for transformative change by creating space and developing a communications network to connect with community.
- Building Hope Construction
- San Antonio Charter Moms
The School of Science and Technology Teacher of the Year award recognizes the hard work and sacrifice of those educators who truly go above and beyond the regular duties of a teacher.
This selection process produced some of the best degrees of teaching excellence and professionalism found among our qualified staff throughout the years.
Here are Regional The School of Science and Technology Teacher of the Year award recognizes the hard work and sacrifice of those educators who truly go above and beyond the regular duties of a teacher.
This selection process produced some of the best degrees of teaching excellence and professionalism found among our qualified staff throughout the years.
Here are our Regional Elementary Teacher of the Year Winners:
Houston Region
Elementary- Claire Stanford: SST Excellence
San Antonio Region
Elementary- Jamel Isidoro: SST Schertz
Corpus Christi Region
Elementary- Abby Salge: SST Bayshore
Here are our Regional Secondary Teacher of the Year Winners:
Houston Region
Secondary- Jacob Lewis: SST Excellence
San Antonio Region
Secondary- Victor Lopez: SST Northwest
Corpus Christi
Secondary- Erin Cofer: SST Corpus Christi College Prep
Without further ado, only two teachers can be named State Teacher of the Year.
San Antonio Region
Elementary- Jamel Isidoro: SST Schertz
"I am a teacher because I know I have so much love to give. I have a strong desire to help others. I remember when I was still a college student, I used to do a lot of volunteer work. It was a rewarding experience and made my journey in becoming an educator a lot more meaningful. I had the opportunity to teach children who had cancer and less-privileged kids who lived in remote areas of the Philippines. Those experiences really awakened my passion and convinced me that, indeed, my mission is to love and serve children."
Corpus Christi
Secondary- Erin Cofer: SST Corpus Christi College Prep
"My pedagogical approach is to teach with love. The aspect of teaching I value most is the process of forming relationships with my students and providing them with guidance and understanding, while still holding them to high academic and personal standards. I pride myself on greeting every student by name when they enter my class, and I always have the same parting words for my students when they leave my classroom--I love you and make good choices."
We are immensely proud of our teachers who lead with the kind of love and compassion that stays with students forever.