ACE Teacher Earns National Award

Diana Hite, a BISD Adult Continuing Education (ACE) teacher, was recently named the national Runner-Up for the Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award sponsored by the Commission on Adult Basic Education (COABE). Hite was also selected as the 2013-2014 Texas Teacher of the Year for the Texas Association for Literacy and Adult Education (TALAE). She currently works as the ACE Welcome Back Teacher for students who have degrees from other countries by assisting them in finding employment better suited to their degrees. COABE is 13,000 members strong and growing, and provides a variety of services including competitive national-level awards, incentive grants, and scholarship opportunities annually through special funding provided by Dollar General Literacy Foundation. View the COABE media release.