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Yankton Middle School Teacher Receives Another Honor

Yankton Middle School Teacher Receives Another Honor

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Yankton Middle School teacher Beth Kaltsulas has been named the SDEA Teacher of Excellence.

Kaltsulas was presented the honor Tuesday by South Dakota Education Association President Mary McCorkle.
Kaltsulas was surprised by the honor…..

Kaltsulas says she teaches to make a difference…

Kaltsulas, who has taught in the Yankton School District for thirty years, was earlier named the 2017 Teacher of the Year by the state Department of Education.

Kaltsulas says students benefit from a teachers passion…

As a state winner, Kaltsulas will receive a one-thousand-dollar innovation grant and a trip to the NEA’s 2018 Salute to Excellence Education Celebration in Washington.

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