{"id":149,"date":"2015-03-04T15:19:00","date_gmt":"2015-03-04T15:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/education\/?p=149"},"modified":"2024-02-12T08:30:51","modified_gmt":"2024-02-12T13:30:51","slug":"two-spc-alumni-were-pinellas-teacher-of-the-year-finalists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/education-information\/two-spc-alumni-were-pinellas-teacher-of-the-year-finalists\/","title":{"rendered":"Two SPC alumni were Pinellas Teacher of the Year finalists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kim Lopez, a fifth grade teacher at Melrose Elementary was recently named Pinellas County&#8217;s 2015 Outstanding Educator of the Year.<\/p>\n<p>Two St. Petersburg College alumni were named in the list of 10 finalists for the prestigious award.<\/p>\n<p><strong>William Aligood<\/strong>, a 2008 SPC College of Education graduate, went on to get a Masters of Education in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis in technology from Grand Canyon University. He currently teaches fifth grade at Plumb Elementary in Clearwater.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"William Aligood - Outstanding Educator Finalist\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/120586464?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Charissa Chandler<\/strong>, a 2011 SPC College of Education graduate, teaches second grade at Sandy Lake Elementary in Clearwater.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Charissa Chandler - Outstanding Educator Finalist\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/120581100?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related links:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Learn more about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spcollege.edu\/education\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SPC&#8217;s College of Education<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Teacher of the Year\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/news\/education\/hedly-news--2602-plz\/2218981\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Tampa Bay Times article<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kim Lopez, a fifth grade teacher at Melrose Elementary was recently named Pinellas County&#8217;s 2015 Outstanding Educator of the Year. 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