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Riccardo Magni Honored with National Award
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In April, Riccardo Magni, a science teacher at Pioneer Valley High
School in Santa Maria, was selected for a national Presidential
Innovation Award for Environmental Educators from the White House
Council on Environmental Quality and the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA). See EPA news release about Magni's achievement
here. Magni was nominated for this award by the APCD.
Magni was one of only 18 teachers in the country selected for the
award, and was the only recipient in EPA Region 9, which includes
California, Nevada, Arizona, Hawaii, all of the U.S. territories in the
South Pacific, and almost 150 tribes.
Magni is a leader in air quality education, and received several
"Care for Our Earth" grants from the Santa
Barbara County Education Office through an initiative sponsored by Santa
Barbara County Air Pollution Control District (APCD), and other
partners. In May the APCD Board approved a
Resolution of Recognition for Magni. See interview with Magni in
APCD newsletter here.
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| In June, public officials, school administrators, teachers,
and more, gathered in Riccardo Magni's classroom to
celebrate his achievement. Pictured (from left): Mark
Goodman, Faculty Association President at Righetti High School,
Santa Maria City Councilwoman Alice Patino, Pioneer Valley High
School Teacher Manuel Casillas, Patricia Graham of Brandman
University, Shanda Herrera, Principal of Pioneer Valley High
School, Tracy Marsh, Assistant Superintendant/Human Resources
for Santa Maria Joint Union High School District, Riccardo
Magni, John Davis, Assistant Superintendant/Curriculum for Santa
Maria Joint Union High School District, Mary Byrd, Public
Information Officer at Santa Barbara County Air Pollution
Control District, Tami Barnum Administrative Principal's
Assistant at Pioneer Valley High School, Petti Pfau, Director of
Teacher Programs at Santa Barbara County Education Officer, Dave
Van Mullem, Director of Santa Barbara County Air Pollution
Control District, Karly Kaufman, Public Outreach Intern at
Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District, Peggy
Greer of the Santa Barbara County Education Office, and Kevin
Yung of Santa Maria Energy. |
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For more information on District programs for teachers, see
this page.
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