Renton Rotary Club has selected its Teachers of the Month for May.

Emily Crawford is a third-grade teacher at Tiffany Park Elementary School. Crawford attended the University of Puget Sound, where she majored in English Literature and minored in Spanish. She continued her education at the University of Puget Sound to earn a master’s degree in elementary education. Crawford has taught both kindergarten and second grade as well and started her career at Tiffany Park Elementary School. She has been teaching in Renton for seven years.

Valerie Li is an inclusive preschool teacher at Hillcrest Early Childhood Center. Li attended the University of California, Berkley where she earned a bachelor of art’s degree in psychology. She also attended Harvard University, where she earned a master’s degree in language and literacy and she attended the University of Washington, to earn a master’s in early childhood special education. Before teaching in Renton, Li taught in schools in California and Boston, as well as the Experimental Education Unit at the University of Washington. She has been teaching in Renton for three years.

As part of the recognition, teachers attend Rotary’s Teacher of the Month recognition luncheon held at the Maplewood Golf Course. Each teacher is introduced, makes a brief comment about their school and classroom, and receives $200 to be used for classroom supplies, or instructional materials.