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Chelsea Spinello-Johnson
Chelsea Spinello-Johnson has been at teacher for 18 years and has been at Rockford's Marshall Middle School for 10 years. This year she left her classroom to become the school librarian, where she's still teaching students literary skills every day.
Justin Saichek
Justin Saichek has been teaching for 12 years -- the past nine at Rockford's West Middle School, where he teaches English Language Arts.
Amy Kuo
Amy Kuo has been teaching for 16 years -- the past seven at Roscoe Middle School, where she teaches 4th-8th grade Multilingual/English learners.
Amy Kepner
Amy Kepner teaches Global Studies and College/Career Readiness at Rockford's East High School, where she has taught the past 9 of her 12 years of teaching.
Gregory Johnson
Gregory Johnson has been teaching social studies at Roosevelt Community Education Center for six years.
Michaelle Jaeger
Michaelle Jaeger has been teaching for 23 years -- the past three at Harlem Middle School, where she teaches sixth grade science.
Hayley Gotzsche
Hayley Gotzsche has been teaching for 10 years -- seven at South Beloit's Willowbrook Middle School, where she teaches choir and theater.
Christopher Galetsis
Christopher Galetsis has been teaching for six years -- five of them at Rockford's Auburn High School, where he teaches Global Studies, College/Career and Social Problems.
Dana Freedlund
Dana Freedlund has been teaching for 31 years, the past 29 at Roscoe Middle School, where she teaches English Language Arts/Reading Intervention.
Joseph Free
Joseph Free has been teaching for 13 years, the past two at Rockford's Jefferson High School, where he teaches English.