A sixth grade teacher from El Centro is the Imperial County Teacher of the Year.

The Imperial County Office of Education has named Mayra Armenta the Imperial County Teacher of the Year for the coming school year. Mayra Armenta ws born in Mexicali and moved to Brawley while in elementary school. She began her teaching career in Westmorland and has been teaching at Booker T. Washington Elementary School since 2015. County Superintendent of Schools Dr. Todd Finnell said, " Mayra is a wonderful teacher whose innovative style combines with her passion to do amazing things for her students. Like many teachers here in Imperial County, she goes over and above for her students and their families, and she embodies everything we look for in our teachers". A committee at the ICOE makes the selection of the Teacher of the Year from the nominations received from county school districts.