Citing her passion to lift up her students and nurture a love of learning, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Paolo DeMaria surprised students and staff at Norwood Middle School by announcing Leila Kubesch’s selection as Ohio’s 2020 Teacher of the Year.
"Leila Kubesch taps into her students’ interests and passions and enables them to reach their full potential,” said Superintendent DeMaria. “She fundamentally believes that every child can succeed – and she holds herself and her students to high expectations to achieve that success.”