National Teacher of the Year

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2010 Teacher of the Year, Sarah Brown Wessling, with President Barack Obama and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. President Barack Obama presents Sarah Brown Wessling the 2010 Teacher of the Year Award.jpg
2010 Teacher of the Year, Sarah Brown Wessling, with President Barack Obama and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan.

The National Teacher of the Year is a professional award in the United States. The program began in 1952, as a project by the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO), and aims to reward excellence in teaching. It is sponsored by ING. [1]

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Selection process

Jason Kamras, 2005 Teacher of the Year, and President George W. Bush in the White House Rose Garden. JasonKamras TeacheroftheYear.jpg
Jason Kamras, 2005 Teacher of the Year, and President George W. Bush in the White House Rose Garden.

Every year, nominations are made by students, principals, teachers and administrators for the State Teacher of the Year awards. [2] The profiles of the winners from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and U.S. Virgin Islands and the Department of Defense Education Activity are submitted to a selection committee made up of representatives from each of the major education organizations. [3] The committee then reviews the data for each candidate and selects four finalists. The winner is chosen from these finalists based on their biography, interview and eight essays they must submit. The President of the United States traditionally presents the award in the White House Rose Garden.

Although there are no clearly defined requirements, the committee looks for:

Duties

The National Teacher of The Year spends a year away from their teaching duties to serve as a spokesman and advocate for the teaching profession. The teacher's state and district continue to pay his/her salary in this year. The arrangements for travel and speaking engagements during the recognition year are taken care of by the CCSSO. [5]

Harassment and politics

Several state winners in the 2020s reported harassment, including death threats, for having pro-LGBT views or being gay. Two were forced to abdicate their responsibilities. [6] Some states (like Georgia) require winners to be apolitical. Others look for candidates that support certain political positions, such as the Arkansas education reform law that limited classroom discussion of critical race theory and LGBT people, or anti-racism in Massachusetts. [6]

Recipients

2025Ashlie Crosson [7] English Mifflin Country School District, Lewistown, Pennsylvania
2024Missy Testerman [8] English as a second language (ESL) Rogersville City School, Rogersville, Tennessee
2023Rebecka Peterson [9] MathematicsUnion High School, Tulsa, Oklahoma
2022Kurt RussellHistoryOberlin Senior High School, Oberlin, Ohio
2021 Juliana Urtubey Special education Kermit R. Booker Sr. Innovative Elementary School, Las Vegas, Nevada
2020Tabatha Rosproy [10] [11] [12] [13] Preschool, Early LearningWinfield Early Learning Center, Winfield, Kansas
2019 Rodney Robinson Social Studies, History Virgie Binford Education Center, Richmond, Virginia
2018Mandy Manning English, Language Arts Joel E. Ferris High School, Spokane, Washington
2017Sydney Chaffee [14] Humanities Codman Academy Charter Public School, Boston, Massachusetts
2016 Jahana Hayes History John F. Kennedy High School, Waterbury, Connecticut
2015 Shanna Peeples [15] English Palo Duro High School, Amarillo, Texas
2014Sean McComb English Patapsco High School and Center for the Arts, Baltimore, Maryland
2013Jeff Charbonneau [16] Chemistry, Physics, Engineering Zillah High School, Zillah, Washington
2012Rebecca Mieliwocki English Luther Burbank Middle School, Burbank, California
2011Michelle Shearer Chemistry Urbana High School, Frederick, Maryland
2010Sarah Brown Wessling English Johnston High School, Johnston, Iowa
2009Anthony Mullen Special education The ARCH School, Greenwich, Connecticut
2008Michael Geisen Science Crook County Middle School, Prineville, Oregon
2007Andrea Peterson Music Monte Cristo Elementary School, Granite Falls, Washington
2006Kimberly Oliver Kindergarten Broad Acres Elementary, Silver Spring, Maryland
2005 Jason Kamras MathematicsJohn Philip Sousa Middle School, Washington, D.C.
2004Kathy MellorEnglish as a Second LanguageDavisville Middle School, North Kingstown, Rhode Island
2003Betsy RogersElementary, 1-2 (looping)Leeds Elementary School, Jefferson County Public Schools, Birmingham, Alabama
2002Chauncey VeatchSocial StudiesCoachella Valley High School, Thermal, California
2001Michele FormanSocial StudiesMiddlebury Union High School, Middlebury, Vermont
2000Marilyn Jachetti Whirry, Ph.D.English Mira Costa High School, Manhattan Beach, California
1999Andy Baumgartner Kindergarten A. Brian Merry Elementary School, Augusta, Georgia
1998Philip BiglerHumanities/History Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, Alexandria, Virginia
1997 Sharon M. Draper English, Language Arts Walnut Hills High School, Cincinnati, Ohio
1996Mary Beth BlegenHistory, Humanities, WritingWorthington Senior High School, Worthington, Minnesota
1995Elaine B. GriffinK-10 Self Contained ClassroomChiniak School, Chiniak, Alaska
1994Sandra L. McBrayerSelf Contained ClassroomHomeless Outreach School, San Diego, California
1993Tracey Leon BaileyScience Satellite High School, Satellite Beach, Florida
1992Thomas A. Fleming Special education Washtenaw Intermediate School District, Ann Arbor, Michigan
1991Rae Ellen McKeeRemedial ReadingSlanesville Elementary School, Slanesville, West Virginia
1990Janis T. GabayEnglishJunipero Serra High School, San Diego, California
1989Mary V. BicouvarisGovernment/International RelationsBethel High School, Hampton, Virginia
1988Terry WeeksSocial StudiesCentral Middle School, Murfreesboro, Tennessee
1987Donna H. OliverBiologyHugh M. Cummings High School, Burlington, North Carolina
1986Guy R. DoudLanguage ArtsBrainerd Senior High School, Brainerd, Minnesota
1985Therese Knecht DozierWorld History Irmo High School, Columbia, South Carolina
1984Sherleen S. SisneyHistory, Economics and Political Science Ballard High School, Louisville, Kentucky
1983LeRoy E. Hay, Ph.D.English Manchester High School, Manchester, Connecticut
1982Bruce E. BrombacherMathematicsJones Junior High School, Upper Arlington, Ohio
1981Jay SommerForeign LanguagesNew Rochelle High School, New Rochelle, New York
1980Beverly J. BimesEnglishHazelwood East High School, St. Louis, Missouri
1979Marilyn W. BlackElementary ArtBernice A. Ray School, Hanover, New Hampshire
1978Elaine BarbourSixth GradeCoal Creek Elementary, Montrose, Colorado
1977Myrra L. LeeSocial Living Helix High School, La Mesa, California
1976Ruby S. MurchisonSocial StudiesWashington Drive Junior High, Fayetteville, North Carolina
1975Robert G. HeyerScienceJohanna Junior High School, St. Paul, Minnesota
1974Vivian TomSocial StudiesLincoln High School, Yonkers, New York
1973John A. EnsworthSixth GradeKenwood School, Bend, Oregon
1972James M. RogersAmerican History and Black StudiesDurham High School, Durham, North Carolina
1971Martha M. StringfellowFirst GradeLewisville Elementary, Chester County, South Carolina
1970Johnnie T. DennisPhysics and Math AnalysisWalla Walla High School, Walla Walla, Washington
1969 Barbara Goleman Language ArtsMiami Jackson High School, Miami, Florida
1968David E. GrafVocational Education and Industrial ArtsSandwich Community High School, Sandwich, Illinois
1967Roger H. TenneyMusicOwatonna Junior Senior High School, Owatonna, Minnesota
1966Mona W. DaytonFirst GradeWalter Douglas Elementary School, Tucson, Arizona
1965Richard E. KlinckSixth GradeReed Street Elementary, Wheat Ridge, Colorado
1964Lawana TroutEnglishCharles Page High School, Sand Springs, Oklahoma
1963Elmon S. OusleySpeech, American GovernmentBellevue Senior High School, Bellevue, Washington
1962Marjorie FrenchMathematics Topeka High School, Topeka, Kansas
1961Helen Adams Kindergarten Cumberland Public School, Cumberland, Wisconsin
1960Hazel B. DavenportFirst GradeCentral Elementary School, Beckley, West Virginia
1959Edna DonleyMathematics and SpeechAlva High School, Alva, Oklahoma
1958Jean Listebarger HumphreySecond GradeEdwards Elementary, Ames, Iowa
1957
(joint)
Eugene G. BizzellSpeech, English and DebateA.N. McCallum High School, Austin, Texas
Mary F. SchwarzThird GradeBristol Elementary, Kansas City, Missouri
1956Richard M. NelsonScienceFlathead County High School, Kalispell, Montana
1955Margaret PerryFourth GradeMonmouth Elementary, Monmouth, Oregon
1954Willard C. WiderbergSeventh GradeDeKalb Junior High School, DeKalb, Illinois
1953Dorothy HamiltonSocial StudiesMilford High School, Milford, Connecticut
1952Geraldine JonesFirst GradeHope Public School, Santa Barbara, California

References

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  3. "Kimberly Oliver: 2006 National Teacher of the Year". Archived from the original on 16 June 2010.
  4. "Selection Process". Council of Chief State School Officers. Archived from the original on 12 December 2005. Retrieved 16 May 2006.
  5. "Recognition Year". Council of Chief State School Officers. Archived from the original on 22 May 2006. Retrieved 16 May 2006.
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  16. "President Obama Honors the 2013 National Teacher of the Year". whitehouse.gov . 23 April 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2013 via National Archives.