Valerie Casado, left, watches as Mason Saul, 7, circles a noun in a sentence.Valerie Casado teaches second grade at Gettysburg Elementary.She has been there for years and is the kind of teacher kids pray they'll get."Mrs. Casado is a wonderful woman with a great reputation in the district," said Kelly Avants, CUSD Director of Communications & Board Relations.

Photo by Dean Slagel