News Iowa’s History Teacher of the Year

Rebecca Helland
5th Grade Teacher
Jefferson Intermediate

Pella Community School District is proud to share with you that Rebecca Helland has been named Iowa’s History Teacher of the Year by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. Congratulations Rebecca! What an amazing honor, and thank you for sharing your gift of teaching with the Pella Schools.

Please click on the link below to read an article posted on the Iowa Department of Education website which includes details of the nomination, quotes by Iowa Department of Education Director Ryan Wise and Jefferson Intermediate Principal Brain Miller, and a question/answer section with Rebecca Helland.