Nobody Does It Better Than Dottie – The State’s Best Teaches In Wapato

Career and Technical Education is an important part of any district’s educational mix and nobody does it better than Wapato’s PACE Alternative High School Teacher, Dottie Record. A news release from Wapato announces her recognition as the 2015 Teacher of the Year by the Washington Association for Career and Technical Education (WA-ACTE).   She was honored at the Association’s annual conference held in Yakima August 9-12.

Mrs. Record is the Family and Consumer Sciences teacher at PACE and is getting ready to start her 20th year in the Wapato School District.  The goal of her program is to facilitate students as they construct their own views of the world through abstract learning and real world experiences.

She passionately holds students accountable for their well-being; rewarding and fostering growth gives students an opportunity to practice skills they will need for success as adults. One past student noted, “She’s like the PACE’s matriarch; she’s always helping and giving chances for all students to do better. Dottie knows our potential and if we need to push to get there she’s not afraid to push us in the right direction.”

She has been member of Washington ACTE since 1995 and was awarded the Washington ACTE Community Service Award in 2009.