(ROCKWALL, TX – March 3, 2017) The Rockwall Independent School District is pleased to announce the 2017 Teachers of the Year nominees. Nineteen teachers, one representing each campus, were selected by their peers and colleagues for the honor.
The overall elementary and secondary Teachers of the Year will be selected from the group and announced at the Rockwall ISD Teacher of the Year Banquet on May 5. A number of local sponsors will help fund the event. Members from the Rockwall Breakfast Rotary as well as previous Rockwall ISD Teachers of the Year serve on the selection committee. The committee reviews each teacher’s application as well as conducts in-class observations as part of the selection process.
The 2017 Rockwall ISD Teachers of the Year Nominees:
Veronica Leal, Amanda Rochell Elementary School
Kory Turner, Amy Parks-Heath Elementary School
Kayse Williams, Billie Stevenson Elementary School
Katy Ruff, Celia Hays Elementary School
Debby Schmucker, Doris Cullins-Lake Pointe Elementary School
Lindsey James, Dorothy Smith Pullen Elementary School
Blanca Parades, Dorris A. Jones Elementary School
Michelle Broussard-Pacot, Grace Hartman Elementary School
Rebecca Cloud, Howard Dobbs Elementary School
Lana Edwards, Nebbie Williams Elementary School
Elizabeth Kelly, Ouida Springer Elementary School
Kristie Fergeson, Sharon Shannon Elementary School
Amy Hyvl, Virginia Reinhardt Elementary School
Amber Panter, Herman E. Utley Middle School
Shari Allison, J.W. Williams Middle School
Delia Summy, Maurine Cain Middle School
Leigh Shelton, Rockwall High School
Kristen Hopkins, Rockwall-Heath High School
Kirsten Stanford, Rockwall Quest Academy
Submitted by Steven Offield, Communications Coordinator, Rockwall ISD.
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