One Up for the North Dakota Teacher’s of the Year is From the Grand Forks District

Emily Dawes. (Photo provided by the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction)

(KNOX) – A literacy specialist for grades kindergarten through fifth at Lake Agassiz Elementary School in the Grand Forks District, Emily Dawes is one of four finalists for North Dakota Teacher of the Year.

“I somehow was nominated. I hope it was a reflection of me as a teacher. So than I was chosen from a committee, so a committee chose me.” Dawes told KNOX News in an interview.

Dawes was a teacher at J. Nelson Kelly Elementary School when she was named as a contender for teacher of the year.

“I was at Kelly Elementary and I was happily teaching first grade and I absolutely loved every moment of it. But this opportunity to be a literary specialist came my way,” said Dawes.

The winner will be named in ceremony on September 26^th in Bismarck.