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![Mrs. Miner is Magic: Julie Miner Named CCSD District Teacher of the Year]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1761345709/ccsdutorg/mpc5qkgxkqoy4rsfolwk/ThumbnailJulieMinerCCSDToY20251.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1761345709/ccsdutorg/mpc5qkgxkqoy4rsfolwk/ThumbnailJulieMinerCCSDToY20251.png","width":390}])
Miner teaches first grade at River Heights, a position her colleagues and students agree she was made for. We are proud to recognize her as one of our district’s finest teachers.
![Julie Miner, River Heights’ 2024-25 Teacher of the Year, makes first grade an adventure.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1743029981/ccsdutorg/ytky3jzzpdvxh9imox1o/Thumbnail_Julie_Miner_River_Heights_ToY_2025.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1743029981/ccsdutorg/ytky3jzzpdvxh9imox1o/Thumbnail_Julie_Miner_River_Heights_ToY_2025.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1743029981/ccsdutorg/ytky3jzzpdvxh9imox1o/Thumbnail_Julie_Miner_River_Heights_ToY_2025.png","width":720}])
Teaching has been a lifelong passion for Miner. The bonds she builds with her students inspire her to stay in the classroom.
![River Heights Elementary is a 2024 National Blue Ribbon School]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1744144287/ccsdutorg/ocydmssxt5porvqezzqa/blue-ribbon-thumbnail.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1744144287/ccsdutorg/ocydmssxt5porvqezzqa/blue-ribbon-thumbnail.png","width":390}])
On Monday, September 23rd, the U.S. Department of Education recognized River Heights Elementary as a 2024 National Blue Ribbon School. River Heights is one of 356 schools in the nation chosen for excelling in academic performance or closing gaps in achievement amongst student groups.
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