As part of their commitment to education and to celebrate teachers in the Renton School District, each month members of the Rotary Club of Renton selects a few teachers as Teachers of the Month.

Lucero Alegre is a school counselor at Cascade Elementary School. Alegre attended Seattle University to earn a bachelor’s degree in sociology. Then she earned a master’s degree from City University in education for school counseling. Prior to becoming a school counselor, she worked for nonprofit agencies: Youth Eastside Services and El Centro de la Raza. Alegre has been a counselor in Renton for two years.

Jonathan Clark is a technology education teacher at Hazen High School. He earned a bachelor’s degree in technology education from Montana State University and continued to earn a master’s degree in technology education (Engineering Ed) from Ball State University in Muncie, Ind. Clark served in the U.S. Marine Corps for nine years and also owned and operated a small construction company before becoming a teacher. He has been teaching in Renton for three years.

Oksana Kryvobok is an English language learners (ELL) teacher at Benson Hill Elementary School. She attended Central Washington University where she earned a bachelor’s degree in elementary education then obtained her ELL endorsement from Pacific Lutheran University. Kryvobok is currently working toward a master’s degree in education from Central Washington University. During the summer, she teaches/coordinates a summer camp at a Ukrainian Catholic Church in Seattle. Oksana has been teaching in Renton for three years.

Each teacher receives $200 to be used for classroom supplies, or instructional materials and attends a Rotary luncheon held at Maplewood Golf Course.