The Rotary Clubs of Eagan and Eagan Kick-Start jointly honored 16 outstanding education professionals nominated by school principals representing every public and private school in Eagan.

"Despite the challenges of educating students in a pandemic setting, the principals noted how the dedication, compassion and creativity of our educators have helped students make progress and tapped into the resourcefulness of both students and teachers,” said Bill Lindberg (Eagan), chair of the Teacher Recognition Committee. “It truly does take a village to educate our youth and Eagan is blessed with talented and caring teaching professionals,”

Carol Wirsbinski (Kick-Start) noted that COVID restrictions brought out the dedication and flexibility of teachers who stayed positive as they sought out the best tools to keep the students interested and learning. Two school nurses and two school counselors were honorees.

Each educator was given $200 from the Eagan Rotary Foundation.