(L-R) Christine and Jim Jordan with outgoing California State Superintendent of Public Instruction Delaine Eastin

California State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell with Virginia Avila and Sacramento County Superintendent of Schools Dr. David P. Meaney

Jim Jordan, Alternate California Teacher of the Year

Superintendent Dr. Larry Buchanan from Grant Joint Union High School District with Virginia Avila, California's candidate for the National Teacher of the Year competition

(L-R) Jim Jordan, Dr. David P. Meaney Sacramento County Superintendent of Schools, and Virginia Avila