Awards

Educators of the Year

High School

Congratulations to Milton Zhinin-Barreto, our High School Educator of the Year! Milton teaches Spanish at Hellgate High School, and we couldn’t be more thrilled for him!

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 are open! Please follow this link to access the nomination form. Nominations will close February 10th

Middle School Educator of the Year Nomination Form

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