Position: AVID Teacher
School: Encina High School
School District: San Juan Unified School District
City, State: Sacramento, CA
Shelby Bumgarner was nominated by a member in the community, Erica Soria.
Ms. Bumgarner is passionate about raising the graduation rate at her Title 1 school, which currently sits at 78%. She's also passionate about lowering the behavioral referral rate.
Ms. Bumgarner said, "I need more pencils to give out to my students! I need a year's supply of tissues. I need to buy fabric covers for the two couches that were donated to my classroom to keep them clean. I will take the covers home to wash them. Students would have what they need to succeed."