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Brandi Costa
Brandi Costa of Rockton has been teaching third graders at Rockford’s McIntosh Elementary for two of her eight years of teaching.
Alyssa Passmore
Alyssa Passmore of Byron teaches second grade at Rockford’s Keith School. Though fairly new to this school, she's been teaching in Wisconsin and Illinois schools for 10 years.
Kellie Kim
Kellie Kim of Rockford is a special education resource teacher for Cherry Valley Elementary’s fifth and second graders, where she’s been 13 of her 15 years as an educator.
Allison Rhyner
Allison Rhyner of Rockton teaches special education Kindergarten at Machesney Park’s Donald C. Parker Center, where she’s in her eighth year teaching.
Betsy Dhom
Betsy Dhom of South Beloit, is a 2nd & 3rd grade resource teacher at Roscoe’s Stone Creek School, where she’s been the past seven of her 17 years as an educator.
Ashley Weidman
Ashley Weidman of Rockton, teaches first grade at Roscoe's Ledgewood Elementary School, where she’s taught the past six of her 10 years of teaching.
Whitney Mohr
Whitney Mohr of Machesney Park has been teaching for 30 years, the past six at Rockford’s Rolling Green Elementary.
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