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Each year, the state of Kansas holds a competition for State Teacher of the Year. An elementary and a secondary teacher are chosen from nominees from each school district.
In order to choose the district level nominees from the Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools, staff from each school select their building's STAR teacher.
NOTE: See criteria at bottom of page...
KCKPS nominees for State Teacher of the Year were announced in late March. They are:
Myrella Flores - John Fiske Elementary School
Felicia Nelson - Central Middle School
NOTE: Schools are listed in alphabetical order.
— Photos taken by Susan Enloe
Linda Bosch
Argentine MS
Debra Laws
Arrowhead MS
Kristy Lockwood
Banneker ES
Barbara Lacy
Bethel ES
Wanda Maxwell
Caruthers ES
Denise Schieber
Central ES
Felicia Nelson
Central MS
Lynette Eaton
Claude Huyck ES
Nicole Thielan
Coronado MS
Ruth DiSilvestro
Douglass ES
Melissa Keuchel
Ed Center PS
Laura Butner
Eisenhower MS
Antoinette Rocha
Emerson ES
Carol Whitehead
Eugene Ware ES
Erica LeBlanc
Frances Willard PS
Tom Sowers
Frances Willard PS
Shonesia Washington
Fairfax Campus
Caren Freeman
Fairfax LC
Karla Wolterman
Frances Willard ES
Diane Burton
Frank Rushton ES
Sarah Munford
Grant ES
Maggi Schoonover
Harmon HS
Debbie McNeal-Duff
Hazel Grove ES
Christa Bender
Holman Charter
Carol Eitel
J. F. Kennedy ES
Myrella Flores
John Fiske ES
Courtney Huynh
Lindbergh ES
Cindi McCaleb
Mark Twain ES
Meghan Sterling
McKinley ES
Jack Palmer
M. E. Pearson ES
Meggan Schempp
Morse PS
Marcia Cates
New Chelsea ES
Marianne Murphy
New Stanley ES
Jaime Keltner
Noble Prentis ES
Tracy Cooper
Northwest MS
Sarah Smith
Quindaro ES
Ralph Ziegler
Rosedale MS
Darryl Ammons
Schlagle HS
Laura Harpold
Silver City ES
Peg Brown
Stony Point North ES
Kathy Silverman
Stony Point South ES
Paula Biggar
Sumner Academy
Latosha Berry
T. A. Edison ES
Kelly Sims
W. A. White ES
Jodi Hoyer
Washington HS
Carolyn Chambers
Welborn ES
Christl Clevenger
West MS
Kami Dalrymple
White Church ES
Teri Fulton
Whittier ES
Julie Kircher
Wyandotte HS
The criteria used to choose building level, and in turn the district level, nominees is as follows:
Must have a minimum of five years of teaching experience
Should be exceptionally skilled, dedicated, and inspire students of all backgrounds and abilities to learn
Should have the respect and admiration of students, parents, and colleagues
Should play an active and useful role in the community as well as in the school
Should be poised, articulate, and possess the energy to withstand the busy schedule of public appearances required of the Kansas Teacher of the Year
Must be committeed to serving as a leader in efforts to improve schools, student performance, and the teaching profession in classes