Awards

Educators of the Year

High School

Nominations for the 2022-2023 MCPS High School Educator of the Year have closed! Stay tuned for an announcement on this year’s High School Educator of the Year!

Past winners:

• 2021 – Leon Slater, Hellgate
• 2020 – Lewis Nelson, Sentinel
• 2019 – Amy Miller, Big Sky
• 2018 – Tammi Allison, Sentinel
• 2017 – Carla Hinman, Hellgate
• 2016 – Richard Farrar, Big Sky
• 2015 – Leo Dougherty, Seeley-Swan
• 2015 – Tom Andres, Big Sky
• 2014 – Cameron Johnson, Big Sky
• 2012 – Tracy Stone, Seeley-Swan

Middle School

Nominations for Middle School Educator of the Year will open in January 2023.

Past winners:

• 2022 – Don Griffith, Meadow Hill
• 2021 – Elizabeth Fessler, Washington
• 2020 – Molly Norton, Washington
• 2019 – Chris Whiteman, CS Porter
• 2018 – Josh Hiday, CS Porter
• 2017 – Lori Ann Lynch, Washington
• 2016 – Scott Edge, CS Porter
• 2015 – Randy Zschaechner, Meadow Hill
• 2015 – Allison McFarland, CS Porter
• 2013 – Gregory Imhoff, Washington

Elementary School

Nominations for the Elementary School Educator of the Year 2022-2023 will be open in the Spring of 2023.

Past winners:

• 2022 – Sharon Jones, Lewis and Clark Elementary
• 2021 – Wendy Lofthouse, Missoula Online Academy
• 2020 – Jon Fines, Jeannette Rankin Elementary
• 2019 – Kathy Dungan, Lewis and Clark Elementary
• 2018 – Betsy Sharkey, Lewis and Clark Elementary
• 2017 – Michelle Salisbury, Cold Springs Elementary (now Jeannette Rankin Elementary)
• 2016 – Kathy Dungan, Lewis and Clark Elementary
• 2015 – Molly Kast, Rattlesnake Elementary
• 2014 – Bryan Barrett-Catton, Lewis and Clark Elementary
• 2014 – Claudia LaRance, Paxson Elementary