Meet the 2020 Washington State Teacher of the Year

Amy Campbell, a special education teacher at Helen Baller Elementary in Camas, is the 2020 Washington State Teacher of the Year. Amy will spend her year of recognition speaking on behalf of the teaching profession.

Amy has been teaching at Helen Baller Elementary School in Camas for 12 years. In her position as a teacher of students with significant learning challenges, she collaborates with staff, parents, and community to develop individualized plans that focus on each student's unique skills, abilities, and interests to help them find their place among their peers in the school community. She is also believes in the power of wrap around social services to improve student learning and works with state and local organizations to connect her students with the support they need.
 
Amy's personal life mission is to change the way society views people with special needs and change the way people with special needs see themselves. She believes our schools should be models for inclusion where everyone can participate in learning together and experience diversity as an asset.
 
Amy is an active member of her local community where she coaches adult swimming. Her passions include running and step aerobics. She is a proud graduate of Clark Community College, Washington State University, and City University.

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