LEXINGTON, Mass. — A Lexington teacher has made history, becoming the first Black man to receive the state’s top award for educators, the teacher’s union said Friday.
De’Shawn Washington, a fourth-grade teacher at the Maria Hastings Elementary School in Lexington, was named Massachusetts Teacher of the Year, the Massachusetts Teacher’s Association said in a social media post on Friday.
Congratulations to newly named Mass. Teacher of the Year De'Shawn Washington! 🎉 🎉 He is a fourth-grade teacher at @schoolhastings in Lexington, a proud member of the @LexEdAssoc, and the first black male to receive the state’s top award for educators. #mapoli #MATOY #union pic.twitter.com/WbkKyxnzYp
— Massachusetts Teachers Association (@massteacher) November 4, 2023
“Congratulations to newly named Mass. Teacher of the Year De’Shawn Washington!” the union posted on X, formerly known as Twitter.
The elementary school also posted a video of Washington accepting the award, in front of a large student audience.
Students cheered as Washington’s name was announced, and as he accepted the award.
Such a special ASM today, announcing MA Teacher of the Year, Hastings 4th Grade teacher De’Shawn Washington! pic.twitter.com/C69Yls7ZTy
— Maria Hastings School (@SchoolHastings) November 3, 2023
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