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IN THE MATTER OF RECOGNIZING RESOLUTION NO. 2008/642
MARY DIETLER
FOR BEING NAMED A FINALIST
FOR CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
"TEACHER OF THE YEAR"
WHEREAS, Maty Dieder grew up traveling and living in many places and unlike many others in the
teaching field, she did not know at an early age that she would become a teacher; however, the
discovery of a teaching life was inevitable; and
WHEREAS, Mary Dietler attended Saint Mary's College Notre Dame in Indiana where she received her
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, and;§he then beg an::internships and jobs in the fields of agriculture
and pharmaceuticals; and
WHEREAS, Maty Dietler-dedtcated ien years m the field of science, where "she assisted in the study of
I.analgesic drugs and wheat ille gles an&hef work was pubhslied,rn scienttfic'louxnals; and
WHEREAS, Maty,Dictler then began to,work.in her children's classrooms"as•a "Science Morn," and it was
through this volunteer effort that she discovered her passion for_.teaching, an&", -
WHEREAS, M1ry Dietler's switch to the teaching_profession lead:,to:--two-credentials in Elementary and
Physical Science,4.and tMary currently teaches. in the-San Ramon,.Valley School�Dis'.thct at Alamo
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WHEREAS'', Mary Dietler-runs a self-contained classroom in which'she finds sattsfaction iin watching her
studentsgrow and learn She-has.brought hex=love for student'-trnvolvement;mto;die classroom with
then`;participation lnt,activrties such as Pioneer and .:Colonial-`Day sunulationsA'S' well,a,s a working
Colonlal Garden, 1nd>
WHEREAS; M1ry lltetler has participated in cutucrilum development and lias cotitiibuted all'she can as a
Teacher lrluier, membex'of cmucular task forces and=textbookpiloting conunittee as well'as served
as an'educahonalxesearch fellow in UC Berkeley's�Hlstory Soctal Serence Project, It
WHEREAS, Mary'Dletleit`h1s been the grant xeciprentsfo numerous��grants,suehx'as Microscopes for
Student Lab,`WilhainsUuxg P>imaiy Source CollectroirAlls;`Leveled Classroom LiUrary"'Primary Source
I'llLeveled Readers andrDelta Science Modules; and"
WHEREAS, Mary Illtetler, ihrobt hout her teaching career;-has.receiv`ed many accolades including: Rotary
Educator of the Year, Horiorary,Seivice Award, •Riudential,Awad .'Teacher of the Year, and
Application Writer k School;Representltive National°Blue Riblion Award;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CONTRA COSTA COUNTY BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS HEREBY xecogm7es''Mat}