DE Teachers of the Year Candidates
The 2019 District/Charter Teachers of the Year / Image courtesy of the DE State Board of Education
Twenty teachers in Delaware will be vying for the title of Teacher of the Year in October.聽 The twenty finalists were chosen from over 9000 public and charter school teachers in the First State and nominated by their districts or the Delaware Charter School Network because of their ability to inspire students and their devotion to teaching.
The 2019 District/Charter Teachers of the Year are:
Appoquinimink: Sara Anderson, Cedar Lane Elementary, grade 5 inclusion
Brandywine: Bonnie Yurkanin, Claymont Elementary, library media
Caesar Rodney: Ashlee Upp, Allen Frear Elementary, grade 3
Cape Henlopen: Robert Harrod, Cape Henlopen High, grade 9 biology
Capital: Joseph Fuller, Dover High, Intensive Learning Center math/science
Christina: Jennifer Montanez, Etta J. Wilson Elementary, grade 5
Colonial: Mark McKenzie, William Penn High, Grades 11-12 chemistry
Delmar:聽Michelle Howard, Delmar High, Grades 9-12 physical science/chemistry
Indian River:聽Courtney White, North Georgetown Elementary, grade 5
Lake Forest:聽Sara Bushey, Lake Forest North Elementary, grade 3
Laurel:聽Carly Carrier, Laurel Middle, grade 6 science
Milford: Veronica Evans, Milford Senior High, grades 10-12 U.S. government and politics/social studies
New Castle County Vo-Tech:聽Lindsay Hoeschel, Howard High School of Technology, grade 11 English language arts
POLYTECH:聽David Watson, POLYTECH High, engineering/calculus/physics
Red Clay Consolidated: Lia Zucchino, Evan G. Shortlidge Academy, grade 2
Seaford:聽Dana Bowe, West Seaford Elementary, K-2 special education
Smyrna:聽Virginia Hoye, Clayton Intermediate, grade 5 English language arts/social studies
Sussex Tech:聽Anthony Natoli, Sussex Technical High, grades 9 and 11 English language arts
Woodbridge:聽 Heather Kerrick, Woodbridge Early Childhood Education Center, grade 1 reading/social studies
Charter Network: Thomas Becker, MOT Charter High, grades 9-12 math
