Lauren Camarillo '10

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Lauren Camarillo '10 is one of five educators named 2023 California Teachers of the Year.

A linguistics and psychology major as a Bruin, Camarillo is a high school Spanish teacher at Mountain View High School in the Mountain View–Los Altos Union High School District, Santa Clara County.

Presented by the California Department of Education and supported by the California Teachers of the Year Foundation, the California Teachers of the Year Program began in 1972 to honor outstanding teachers and encourage and inspire new teachers to enter the profession.

County offices of education nominate California Teachers of the Year applicants through their county-level competitions. California Department of Education (CDE) selection committees review applications; evaluate teachers’ rapport with students, classroom environments, presentation skills, and teaching techniques; and interview the teachers. The State Superintendent of Public Instruction then selects the five California Teachers of the Year and the National Teacher of the Year nominee.