3-15-2024 4:16am

TEACHER OF THE YEAR

CELEBRATING THE 2024-2025 BCPS TEACHER OF THE YEAR NOMINEES

Congratulations to these outstanding educators

By TEAM BCPS

Through the Teacher of the Year program, Baltimore County Public Schools hopes to elevate the teaching profession, recognize excellence in teaching, and thank all teachers for their skill, knowledge, creativity, and dedication.

The process begins with an invitation for each principal to nominate one teacher. This year, 171 educators were nominated, and from their applications, the BCPS Teacher of the Year committee will select BCPS Teacher of the Year finalists and the 2024-2025 Teacher of the Year – who will be named during an invitation-only ceremony on Thursday, April 18, at 4 p.m. at George Washington Carver Center for Arts and Technology.

The committee is composed of BCPS administrators, staff, students, TABCO (Teachers Association of Baltimore County) representation, and current BCPS Teacher of the Year Beverly Folkoff, a special education teacher of children in Grades 3-5 at Relay Elementary School.

The BCPS Teacher of the Year will then go on to represent the school system and approximately 10,000 professional educators in the Maryland Teacher of the Year program.

THE 2024-2025 TEACHER OF THE YEAR NOMINEES

Following is the complete list of 2023-2024 Teacher of the Year nominees (in alphabetical order by school):

Arbutus Elementary School – Emily K. Slusher
Arbutus Middle School – Elizabeth Guiliano
Baltimore Highlands Elementary School – Theresa Pangalis
Battle Grove Elementary School – Sarah Kreiner
Battle Monument School – Pamela Richardson
Bear Creek Elementary School – Victoria Wesselhoff
Bedford Elementary School – Katelyn Berger
Berkshire Elementary School – Lisa Steck
Campfield Early Learning Center – Leah Strauss
Carney Elementary School – Rachel Hall
Carroll Manor Elementary School – Amanda Castino-Barnes
Catonsville Center for Alternative Studies – Hannah Butcher
Catonsville Elementary School – Brynn Norris
Catonsville High School – Summer Miller
Catonsville Middle School – Thomas Dickerson
Cedarmere Elementary School – Valerie Rutherford
Chadwick Elementary School – Ashley Sowers
Chapel Hill Elementary School – Kathryn Reeves
Charlesmont Elementary School – Sophia Killias
Chase Elementary School – Kimberly Geho
Chatsworth School – Christina Chapman
Chesapeake High School – Samantha Andrucyk
Chesapeake Terrace Elementary School – Lyndsey McGee
Church Lane Elementary Technology School – Kate Lidard
Cockeysville Middle School – Vincent Sandroni
Colgate Elementary School – Madeleine Belt
Cromwell Valley Elementary Regional Magnet School – Zachary Wilson
Crossroads Center – David Watkins
Deep Creek Elementary School – Ashley Linz
Deep Creek Middle School – Jamie Flanagan
Deer Park Elementary School – Laura Lloyd
Deer Park Middle Magnet School – Benjamin Wolf
Dogwood Elementary School – Rachel Grimes
Dulaney High School – Cheryl Muriel
Dumbarton Middle School – Kristy Knuppel
Dundalk Elementary School – Jennifer Farlow
Dundalk High School – Valerie Schenck
Dundalk Middle School – June McClelland
Eastern Technical High School – Victor Thompson
Edgemere Elementary School – Alaina Leist
Edmondson Heights Elementary School – Jennifer Lape
Elmwood Elementary School – Kiley (Erin) O’Hara
Essex Elementary School – Jacqueline Samborski
Featherbed Lane Elementary School – Kimberly Mobley
Fifth District Elementary School – Molly Clark
Fort Garrison Elementary School – Jennifer Hoffman
Franklin Elementary School – Nancy Kane
Franklin High School – Megan Lindley
Franklin Middle School – Sarah Madigan
Fullerton Elementary School – Krissy Atchison
General John Stricker Middle School – Nathan Milak
George Washington Carver Center for Arts and Technology – Jennifer McGough
Glenmar Elementary School – Cortney Lane
Glyndon Elementary School – Julie L. Keller
Golden Ring Middle School – Tiffany Grosso
Grange Elementary School – Morgan Williams
Gunpowder Elementary School – Danna Foster
Halethorpe Elementary School – Abigail Metcalf
Halstead Academy – Sarah Dey
Hampton Elementary School – Maeve McKew
Harford Hills Elementary School – Michelle Aponte
Hawthorne Elementary School – Destiny Cromer
Hebbville Elementary School – Leo W. Weems
Hereford High School – Mary Holmead
Hereford Middle School – Dianna Blevins
Hernwood Elementary School – Linda Brigmon
Hillcrest Elementary School – Lisa Black
Holabird Middle School – Nicole Seifert
Honeygo Elementary School – Carrie Gorecki
Jacksonville Elementary School – Rebecca Tice
Johnnycake Elementary School – Alexia Mendoza
Joppa View Elementary School – Michelle Chrisakis
Kenwood High School – Lindsay Mariner
Kingsville Elementary School – Tina Mikula
Lansdowne Elementary School – Chandler Castillo
Lansdowne High School – Shana Benedict-Johnson
Lansdowne Middle School – Karyn Young
Loch Raven High School – Jessica Galeano
Loch Raven Technical Academy – Corela Tamagnini
Logan Elementary School – Brenda Chamberlain
Lutherville Laboratory – Rachael Myers
Lyons Mill Elementary School – Logan Riley
Maiden Choice School School – William Baublitz
Mars Estates Elementary School – Jessica Rakowski
Martin Boulevard Elementary School – Marissa Johnson
Mays Chapel Elementary School – Bethany Berkowitz
McCormick Elementary School – Chelsea Shipman
Meadowood Education Center – Timothy Hayden
Middle River Middle School – Jhonelle Clarke
Middleborough Elementary School – Lauren Crum
Middlesex Elementary School – Rachel Vanderwiele
Milbrook Elementary School – Meghan Darnley Scherzo
Milford Mill Academy – Megan Gerstenberg-Kline
New Town Elementary School – Monica Edwards
New Town High School – Alice B. Jones
Northwest Academy of Health Sciences – Rosalie White
Norwood Elementary School – Nora Flanzraich
Oakleigh Elementary School – Emily VanBlargan
Oliver Beach Elementary School – Tracy Tegeler
Orems Elementary School – Amanda Norrell
Overlea High School – Laura Kuta
Owings Mills Elementary School – Amanda Prescott
Owings Mills High School – Milana Marksamer
Padonia International Elementary School – Kim Brackeen
Parkville High School – Dawn Coady
Parkville Middle School – Lindsey Zimmerman
Patapsco High School and Center for the Arts – Kelsey Newland
Perry Hall Elementary School – Mary Caroline Clark
Perry Hall High School – Amy Parlette
Perry Hall Middle School – Deirdre O'Mara
Pikesville High School – John Lambert
Pikesville Middle School – Christian Felton-Woolcock
Pine Grove Elementary School – Justin Pugh
Pine Grove Middle School – Kristen Maygers
Pinewood Elementary School – Cara Sheppard
Pleasant Plains Elementary School – Lauren Kohnle
Pot Spring Elementary School – Joseph Henley
Powhatan Elementary School – John Scott
Prettyboy Elementary School – Lauren Stavros
Randallstown Elementary School – Christine Vanderlip
Randallstown High School – Natalie Griffin
Red House Run Elementary School – Randi Grap
Reisterstown Elementary School – Sandy Caccamisi
Relay Elementary School – Ann Marie Gillooly
Riderwood Elementary School – Mary Lord
Ridge Ruxton School – Amber Kirkpatrick
Ridgely Middle School – Jackie Freeburger
Riverview Elementary School – Kelly Nyman
Rodgers Forge Elementary School – Beverly Celenza
Rosedale Center Middle/High School – Mary Katherine Bullinger
Rossville Elementary School – Carly Strother
Sandalwood Elementary School – Lancy Cash
Sandy Plains Elementary School – Stephanie Sroka
Scotts Branch Elementary School – Autumn Horrell
Seneca Elementary School – Sharon Engle
Seven Oaks Elementary School – Katie Yeager
Seventh District Elementary School – Maria Danielczyk
Shady Spring Elementary School – Jena Conway
Sollers Point Technical High School – Amanda Slonaker
Southwest Academy – Rachel Schmid
Sparks Elementary School – Jill Crowley
Sparrows Point High School – Connor Walsh
Sparrows Point Middle School – Michael Powis
Stemmers Run Middle School – Rachel Jennings
Stoneleigh Elementary School – Dr. Kelly Ronson
Sudbrook Magnet Middle School – Kimberly Beckman
Summit Park Elementary School – Anne Colette Cohan
Sussex Elementary School – Susanne Rising
Timber Grove Elementary School – Jennifer Siwak
Timonium Elementary School– Kristin Farrell
Towson High School – Debra Richmond
Victory Villa Elementary School – Kristen Alt
Villa Cresta Elementary School – Elizabeth Puglia
Vincent Farm Elementary School – Christy Boyle
Virtual Learning Program/Middle – Shantel Breen
Warren Elementary School – Kelley Jo Ryan
Watershed Public Charter School – Carlie Glassman
Wellwood International School – Elaine Jocuns
West Towson Elementary School – Benjamin Rabin
Westchester Elementary School – Michelle Redmiles
Western School of Technology – Russell Hite
Westowne Elementary School – Lacey George
White Oak School – Robin Duvall
Winand Elementary School – Kristen Fogler
Windsor Mill Middle School – Jamarr Jackson
Winfield Elementary School – Lisa Grey
Woodbridge Elementary School – Emma Jones
Woodholme Elementary School – Brittany Martin
Woodlawn High School – Kate Clemmens
Woodlawn Middle School – Stephanie Gerhold
Woodmoor Elementary School – Sapna Vachhani

A PHOTO GALLERY OF THE TEACHER OF THE YEAR NOMINEES

In alphabetical order by last name.

(Dear Nominees -- If you submitted a photo and it does not appear on this page, we might have had problems uploading it to the blog. Please submit a new photo to communications@bcps.org. Thank you!)