![2024 Maine TOY Joshua Chard Celebrated at Gala]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1701888211/portlandschoolsorg/uqi2jnanrmk0ln4zij2r/MaineTOY24.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1701888211/portlandschoolsorg/uqi2jnanrmk0ln4zij2r/MaineTOY24.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1701888211/portlandschoolsorg/uqi2jnanrmk0ln4zij2r/MaineTOY24.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1701888211/portlandschoolsorg/uqi2jnanrmk0ln4zij2r/MaineTOY24.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1701888211/portlandschoolsorg/uqi2jnanrmk0ln4zij2r/MaineTOY24.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1701888211/portlandschoolsorg/uqi2jnanrmk0ln4zij2r/MaineTOY24.jpg","width":1920}])
Joshua Chard, an East End Community School second- and third-grade looping teacher and Deering High School drama director who was selected this fall as the 2024 Maine Teacher of the Year, was recently celebrated at the annual Teacher of the Year (TOY) Gala event. Also honored were the 2023 County Teachers of the Year. The Teacher of the Year Gala is an annual celebration of the Teacher of the Year Program which honors the hard work and dedication of Maine teachers and in particular the current State and County Teachers of the Year. This year marks a special 10-year milestone, which celebrates the great strides the program has made in expanding its reach to lift the voices of excellent educators in Maine. Read more.