Tucson Values Teachers (TVT) presented the October Teacher Excellence Award to Karla Cash, a K-2 teacher at Tucson International Academy (TIA). Ms. Cash first started teaching in 1997, spending 11 of those years at TIA’s West Campus and her past two years at the main location. Ms. Cash was surprised with the award this morning in her classroom.
Ms. Cash was nominated by several of her colleagues, including Philip Trejo, the principal at TIA. In his nominating statement, he wrote, “I have had the opportunity to work with hundreds of teachers in multiple states as a leader and consultant. Ms. Cash is without question the best primary teacher I have seen.”
Mr. Trejo went on to write that, “Ms. Cash is exactly the type of teacher I would want my daughter to have. She gives her young scholars a sense of belonging, structure, love, and fosters a joy of learning that is critical for their educational journey.”
