Aldine ISD
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Amanda Lee
Carmichael Elementary
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Leticia Vargas
Benjamin O. Davis High School
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Alief ISD
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Rhaniece Choice
Cummings Elementary School
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Janece Simpson
Killough Middle School
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Alvin ISD
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Christine Parker
Pomona Elementary
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Vickie Koehler
RISE Academy
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Anahuac ISD
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Keith Neumann
Anahuac Elementary
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Morgan Contreras
Anahuac Middle School
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Angleton ISD
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Karen Pointer
Southside Elementary
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Stephanie Bass
Angleton High School
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Barbers Hill ISD
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Laura Brumley
Barbers Hill Intermediate School
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Sheila Taylor
Barbers Hill High School
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Brazosport ISD
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Chelsea Gonzales
Bess Branner
Elementary School
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Robert Woodruff Jr.
Brazosport High School
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Channelview ISD
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Guadalupe Castillo
McMullan Elementary
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Lindsay M. McGill
Channelview High School
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Clear Creek ISD
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Laura Nelson
Ralph Parr Elementary School
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Katie Taylor
Bayside
Intermediate School
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Cleveland ISD
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Anissa Coppin
Eastside Elementary School
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Karen Ortiz
Cleveland Ninth Grade Center
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Columbus ISD
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Amy Mikulin
Columbus Junior High
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Crosby ISD
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Deidre John-Baptiste
Barrett Elementary School
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Kevin Fontenot
Crosby Middle School
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Cypress-Fairbanks ISD
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Kaitlyn Calvin
Rennell Elementary School
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Makenzie Kellgren
Spillane Middle School
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Damon ISD
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Hyacinth Bayabaya
Damon Elementary
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Tricia Flores
Damon Middle School
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Danbury ISD
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Jessica Krenek
Danbury Elementary School
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Amanda Bobb
Danbury Middle School
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Dayton ISD
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Lauren Nolan
Kimmie M. Brown
Elementary School
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Cade Barlow
Woodrow Wilson Junior High
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Deer Park ISD
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Arielle Spiller
Carpenter Elementary
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Manuel Romney
Deep Water Junior High
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Dickinson ISD
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Maricela Salinas
San Leon Elementary School
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Adrian Rivas
Dickinson High School
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Fort Bend ISD
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Shaquille Dixon
Sugar Mill Elementary School
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Sierra Joseph
Ronald Thornton Middle School
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Friendswood ISD
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Katya Silviera
Windsong Intermediate
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Lindsey Smith
Friendswood Junior High School
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Galena Park ISD
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Tonya Lloyd
James B. Harvard Elementary
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Latisha Guillory
North Shore High School
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Galveston ISD
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Dana Thomas
Weis Parker Elementary School
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Margaretanne Morgan
Weis Middle School
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Goose Creek CISD
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Vanessa Thornton
Crockett Elementary
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Jonathan Richards
Robert E. Lee High School
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Hempstead CISD
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La Inthia H. Stubblefield
Hempstead Elementary School
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Kristen Payne
Hempstead High School
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Hitchock ISD
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Abigail Marin
Hitchcock Primary School
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P. Korine Martinez
Crosby Middle School
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Houston ISD
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Brenda Ramirez
Memorial Elementary School
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Brittny Geyen
Key Middle School
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Huffman ISD
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Laura Mangum
Huffman Elementary School
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Savannah Lothringer
Huffman Middle School
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Humble ISD
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Jasmine Thomas
Autumn Creek Elementary
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Camron Baylor Bradford
Summer Creek High School
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International Leadership of Texas
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Chanique Steele
International Leadership of Texas, Westpark K-8
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Paola Molero Mendez
International Leadership of Texas, Katy-Westpark High School
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Katy ISD
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Jaymee Herrington
Cimarron Elementary
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Sara Burke
James E. Taylor High School
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Klein ISD
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Cynthia Sullivan
Mahaffey Elementary
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Christopher Garcia
Klein Cain High School
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La Porte ISD
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Julie Spears
La Porte Elementary
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Tara Ybarra
La Porte High School
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Lamar ISD
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Shaniea Pennygraph-Compaore
Maxine Phelan Elementary School
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Cristian Driver
Terry High School
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Odyssey Academy
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Petra Ortega
Odyssey Academy Bay Area
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Jill Gonzales
Odyssey Academy Bay Area
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Pasadena ISD
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Demetria Herrera
Jessup Elementary
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Jasmine Hooker
Dobie High School
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Pearland ISD
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Jasmine Johnson
Shadycrest Elementary
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Bhavani Venkataramanan
Pearland Junior High West
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Santa Fe ISD
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Susan K. Groo
Dan J. Kubacak Elementary
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Carol Woitena Cabe
Santa Fe High School
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Sheldon ISD
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Taylor Brock
Sheldon Lake Elementary School
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Natasha Greene
Null Middle School
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Southwest Public Schools
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Liliana Orellana
Southwest Public Schools International Academy
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Ebonie Victoria Ballesteros
Empowerment High School
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Spring Branch ISD
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Madeline Margraves
Frostwood Elementary
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Elisa Barry
Memorial High School
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Spring ISD
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Tristin Thomas
Gloria Marshall Elementary
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John Maldonado
Claughton Middle School
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Stafford MSD
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Briana Hoston
Stafford MSD
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Oseas Romero
Stafford High School
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Sweeny ISD
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Stephanie Key
Sweeny Elementary School
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Jessica Brink
Sweeny High School
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Tarkington ISD
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Ryan Holt
Tarkington Early Childhood School
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Lauren Tooley
Tarkington Middle School
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Texas City ISD
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Cara Gripp
Roosevelt-Wilson Elementary
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Rubye Richard Gibson
Texas City High School
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Tomball ISD
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Carrie Ray
Creekview Elementary
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Laura Wilkinson Highley
Tomball Memorial High School
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Varnett Public Schools
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Virginia Nyivih
Varnett Public Schools East
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Francesca Amos
Varnett Public Schools Soutwest
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Waller ISD
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Stephen Puckett
E Turlington Elementary School
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Christopher Michael Kenjura
Waller High School
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How Are Teachers of the Year Selected?
The Texas Teacher of the Year program began in 1969 with the purpose of recognizing and celebrating excellence in the teaching profession. Since 1988, Texas has recognized two categories for Teacher of the Year: elementary and secondary. Region 4 Education Service Center (Region 4) began the Region 4 Teachers of the Year celebration in the 1989–1990 school year. That year there were 18 districts participating and 21 teachers nominated. This year there are 47 districts and 92 teachers nominated. Since 1973, Region 4 has had 15 Texas Teachers of the Year.
All districts and charters are invited to participate in the Teacher of the Year program. Teachers nominated by their districts advance to a regional selection process facilitated by their education service center. From these district nominees, judges in each of the 20 regions select an elementary and a secondary Regional Teacher of the Year. From the 40 Regional Teachers of the Year, elementary and secondary finalists are selected for Texas Teacher of the Year and are interviewed by a panel of judges. The panel selects the two Texas Teachers of the Year (one elementary and one secondary) and designates one to represent Texas in the National Teacher of the Year program.
The judging process for Region 4 Teachers of the Year is designed to provide complete anonymity of the nominees. After removing all personally identifiable references from the application, a number is assigned to each nominee’s packet, and several judges score each packet individually. Scores are then tallied, and the nominees with the highest-scoring applications in each category become finalists. These finalists are interviewed by a panel of judges that selects the two Regional Teachers of the Year.
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