Jesus Fernandez (Right)
A teacher at Geyserville’s New Tech Academy has been named Sonoma County’s 2022 Teacher of the Year. Jesús Fernández was given the award last week by the Sonoma County chapter of the Association of California School Administrators. The social studies teacher got a $3,000 cash award from Community First and a $500 gift card to the Luther Burbank Center. Fernández is also being nominated for the State of California’s Teacher of the Year program. Additionally, Bridget Clark, a second grade teacher at Roseland Creek Elementary School in Santa Rosa, is being recognized as a Teacher of the Year finalist.
