Congratulations to the three Orange Unified School District Teachers of the Year and all other nominees from around the District.   Through their hard work and dedication to the students and communities of the District, these teachers exemplify the true meaning of excellence in education.  Each brings their own unique style to their teaching assignment while serving as a significant role model for students, staff, and community members.

Lynn Paclucki
McPherson Magnet

Lynn Palucki began her career in the Orange Unified School District as a teacher at Cerro Villa Middle School. Lynn then moved to McPherson Magnet School where she dedicates her time and talents to make her students the best they can be. Lynn describes her classroom as a magical space for her students to learn to reach higher, dream bigger, and to strive to be better than they are. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Cal State Fullerton. She is currently working on a Master’s degree in Education Administration at Concordia University in Irvine. She holds a Multiple Subject teaching credential and a CLAD certificate.  

Pam Quiros
Villa Park High School

Pam Quiros has served in many roles with the Orange Unified School District. She began her career in Orange Unified teaching in the elementary GATE program. Her interest in using the library as a means to teach students then took her in a different direction. She has since served as a library media specialist at the middle school, district coordinator of library media services, and now as a library media teacher at the high school level. It is Pam’s goal for every student at Villa Park High School to realize that the library is the center of a plan for lifelong learning. Pam has a Bachelor’s degree in Art from UCI and a Master’s degree in Administration from Pepperdine University. Pam holds a Multiple Subject teaching credential, an Administrative Services credential, a Library Media Teacher Services credential, and a CLAD certificate.

Amber Miller
La Veta Elementary School

Amber Miller is an elementary school teacher who has worked with students at the primary and upper grade levels both at La Veta and California Elementary Schools. She believes that “children do not care about what you know, until they know that you care.”  She works everyday to demonstrate her level of care to each of her students and to the community she serves.  She finds the greatest lessons learned have been the ones the students have taught her. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Liberal Studies and a Master’s degree in Elementary Education from Chapman University. Amber holds a Multiple Subject teaching credential with CLAD.