Region 9 teachers of the year honored
A Bowie ISD teacher and a Newcastle ISD teacher were honored Wednesday during an educator recognition ceremony at Region 9 Education Service Center in Wichita Falls, according to a media release from Region 9.
Addie Enlow was named the 2024 Region 9 Elementary Teacher of the Year. She is an art, and gifted and talented teacher at Bowie Intermediate School.
Courtney Bozeman of Newcastle ISD was named the 2024 Region 9 Secondary Teacher of the Year. Bozeman is a high school math teacher at Newcastle School.
The Texas Teacher of the Year program has been facilitated by the Texas Association of School Administrators since 2011. The program annually recognizes and rewards teachers who have demonstrated outstanding leadership and excellence in teaching.
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Teacher of the year is the highest honor the state of Texas can bestow upon a teacher. Both Region 9 winners have been submitted to TASA to be considered in the state selection process.
Judges meet in August each year to narrow down the pool of 40 regional teachers of the year to six finalists — three elementary and three secondary — based on the information provided in the Texas teacher of the year application.
In September and October, finalists are interviewed by a panel of judges who select the Texas elementary and secondary teachers of the year. The winners will be revealed at a ceremony Oct. 20, 2023.
One of the Texas teachers of the year will be designated by the judges to serve as the state's nominee for national teacher of the year.
The 34 teacher-of-the-year nominees from 17 districts in Region 9 were honored Wednesday during the local ceremony.
Vance Morris, director of learning and development for the Work Services Corporation, gave the keynote address. Morris acknowledged the outstanding educators and the impact they have on the lives and futures of their students.
The other nominees for elementary 2024 teacher of the year were: •Bowie ISD – Heidi Hamilton•Burkburnett ISD – Sharon Brown•City View ISD – Michelle Wilson•Electra ISD – Wendy Marsh•Graham ISD – Ashlee McDougal•Iowa Park CISD – Karianna Raschke•Montague ISD – Kristi Eldred•Nocona ISD – Stefanie Reed•Perrin-Whitt CISD – Kaitlyn Ashley•Petrolia CISD – Kim Schobert•Vernon ISD – Courtney Jansa•Wichita Falls ISD – Shelly Hutchins•Windthorst ISD – Kristin Berend
Nominees for secondary 2024 teacher of the year were:•Bowie High School – Emma Halfmann•Bowie Middle School – Rachel Wesley•Burkburnett ISD – Jessica Dobbs•City View Junior/Senior High School – Sara Bushong•City View Junior/Senior High School – Donovan Grier•Crowell ISD – Stephanie Bearden•Electra ISD – Leigh Segler•Graham ISD – Sarah Curd•Iowa Park CISD – Braden Perry•Midway ISD – Brandon Carpenter•Montague ISD – Denise Bell•Nocona High School – Deanna Messer•Nocona Middle School – Christy Hillard•Perrin-Whitt CISD – Vera Hodges•Petrolia CISD – Lance Lyles•Vernon ISD – Doug Patterson•Wichita Falls ISD – Elizabeth Burkham•Windham School District – Elizabeth Casteen•Windthorst ISD – Daniel Cole
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