Schools

Gifford Teacher Earns Top PTA Award

Becky Steinbach's 26-year career has focused on helping struggling children.

A Racine Unified School District teacher has been named the Wisconsin PTA Elementary Teacher of the Year.

Becky Steinbach, a second-grade teacher at Gifford Elementary School, was the recipient of the 2010-2011 Gifford PTA Teacher of the Year Award and was then nominated by Gifford's PTA to receive the Wisconsin PTA award.

During her 26-year teaching career, Steinbach has taught at Gifford, Dr. Jones and Wind Point Elementary Schools. Steinbach is a third-generation teacher who, according to her nominators, has an incredible ability to make all of her students feel welcomed and help any student who is struggling.

Find out what's happening in Caledoniawith free, real-time updates from Patch.


Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.

We’ve removed the ability to reply as we work to make improvements. Learn more here