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Pecan Grove Elementary Educator LeAnne Parker Named 2009-2010 Region 4 Elementary Teacher of the Year 

FORT BEND ISD - Congratulations to LeAnne Parker of Pecan Grove Elementary School who was named Region 4 Elementary Teacher of the Year at a special awards dinner held recently. Parker was selected as FBISD Elementary Teacher of the Year and progressed to the regional competition as a finalist. She advanced to participate in the Texas Education Agency’s annual Texas Teacher of the Year Program, where two teachers (elementary and secondary) will be selected in October to represent the entire state. 

Parker is a 27-year veteran educator and a speech pathologist. She is inspired by her profession by the words of Charles Schulz, the creator of the “Peanuts” comic strip, who said, “The people who make a difference in your life are not the ones with the most credentials, the most money or the most awards. They are simply the ones who care the most.” She believes her greatest accomplishments in education are found in working with her students, their families and the teachers she supports. She sincerely hopes to be remembered as one of the ones who “cared the most.”

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