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NV Milken Educators Welcome Special Education Teacher Joseph Kielminski

Special education teacher Joseph Kielminski thinks state and district dignitaries are gathered with students and faculty in the Foothill High School gym for an assembly about career readiness. Instead, Milken Educator Awards Senior Vice President Dr. Jane Foley presents Kielminski with a surprise $25,000 Milken Educator Award in front of Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo, Superintendent of Public Instruction Jhone Ebert, and veteran Milken Educators, students and colleagues. Click through the photos below to see the outstanding educator's huge surprise unfold. Kielminski is the second and final 2023-24 Nevada recipient and the 2,991st Milken Educator recognized on the journey to our milestone 3,000th Milken Award announcement.