(Source: Iowa Department of Education) Scott Slechta, a 35-year veteran teacher who traces his passion for learning all the way back to the first grade, is the 2016 Iowa Teacher of the Year, Gov. Terry Branstad announced today at Fairfield High School in Fairfield. 'Great teaching is the single most important influence on learning inside schools,' said Branstad. 'Scott Slechta exemplifies the great teaching that is taking place in many Iowa classrooms. I am thrilled that he has taken on the role of a mentor specialist in Fairfield as part of Iowa's new teacher leadership system, which is helping to strengthen instruction across the state.' Slechta, 57, has taught English-language arts at...
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