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That was evident after the assembly as after Fuller
talked with media outlets about what winning
the award meant, her students were waiting to
congratulate her. Forum. She’s also now a member of the Milken
Educator Network, which is a group of teachers,
principals and specialists nationally dedicated to
strengthening educator effectiveness.
Fuller being honored should come as no surprise.
She’s the English department level leader at ACHS.
She does local and national staff development
training as an AVID teacher and presenter. She
helped establish an African American male initiative
at Bowie High School and helped with a student
scholarship program.  Of course, Fuller didn’t know anything about that
either until she found out after the assembly. She
was too busy trying to track down her dad to let him
know about her life-changing morning. 
The cash prize isn’t the only thing Fuller gets
for winning the award. In March, she’ll go to
Washington, D.C., and attend a Milken Educator It’s a good problem to have.
As for what Fuller is going to do with her new-found
wealth, she has no idea about that either.
“Oh my gosh no,” she said of having plans for the
money. “Oh no.”
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