The Dallas ISD named Wildrem Andrade Matamoros of Louise Wolff Kahn Elementary one of three teachers of the year recently.
The award comes with a $5,000 cash prize.
Andrade Matamoros was born in Honduras and attended Kahn herself as a child. She returned to the school 11 years later as a bilingual teacher.
Here’s what the district says about her:
Andrade Matamoros has been a leader in initiating and implementing impactful writing and social-emotional strategies on her campus while also serving as the campus activity coordinator and coach for academic teams. Her dream when she was five years old was to be an orgullo hispano, someone Hispanic people could look up to. She is grateful for the opportunity to teach in Dallas ISD and to work in the community where she grew up.
