TEACHER OF THE YEAR GALA

The Education Foundation of Sarasota County and Sarasota County Schools model their annual teacher awards on the Oscars, and this year the ceremony moves into the Mote Science Education Aquarium near University Town Center. The evening is a seated, three-course dinner with drinks, during which the district's top classroom educators are recognized and the Teacher of the Year is named. Sponsorships from local businesses and donors underwrite the event.