Jessica Tiatia Named Westmoor High School's Teacher of the Year!

We recently learned of the remarkable and praiseworthy achievement of Brisbane resident and teacher Jessica Tiatia, who was given the high distinction of Westmoor High School's 2020 Teacher of the Year!  This honor was based in part to Jessica's partnership with San Bruno Mountain Watch, who is an active member of the San Mateo County Office of Education's Environmental Literacy Initiative.  Jessica herself though designed the "solutionary" curriculum, which she learned more about after attending a SMCOE Environmental Learning Collaborative program offered last summer.  The result?  With support and guidance from Ariel and Carly of San Bruno Mountain Watch, and many months of hard work, Jessica worked alongside the students to research, acquire, and plant approximately 50 native plants on Westmoor's campus this past year with the goal to increase biodiversity on campus.  We are so proud of Jessica for this achievement, and grateful that we have stellar organizations like San Bruno Mountain Watch right in our backyard to help connect school landscapes to the mountain!