The Santa Cruz County Office of Education has announced the recipients of the 2026 Educator of the Year Awards. - Shireen Goudarzi, third-grade teacher at H.
A. Hyde Elementary, named Teacher of the Year.
- Emily Tatro, student information manager at Linscott Charter, named Classified Employee of the Year. - Cynthia Fernandez and Kayla Raymond jointly named Counselors of the Year.
- Marina Maldonado, assistant principal at Amesti Elementary, named Administrator of the Year; Cabrillo College named Community Partner of the Year. The honorees will be recognized at a board meeting on May 21.