UNDATED -- A kindergarten teacher from Rocori is a semi-finalist for Minnesota's Teacher of the Year award.

Joyce Baumann is one of 30 semi-finalists for the 47th annual award presented by Education Minnesota.

The field will be narrowed to the top 10 in late March.  And the winner will be announced at a banquet in Brooklyn Park on May 1st.

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