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2009 State Teachers of the Year

Resources from the "Next Steps:..." conference. Princeton, NJ - October 1-4
Resources from the
Teaching, Learning, Leading Conference
Dallas, Texas - January 28-31, 2009






Alabama
-- Roy Hudson; Shades Valley High School, 6100 Old Leeds Road, Irondale, AL, 35201; Theatre, 9-12; rhudson@jefcoed.com

 

Alaska -- Robert Williams; Colony High School, 9550 East Colony School Drive, Palmer, AK, 99645; Secondary Mathematics, 9-12; bobandconnie@gmail.com

 

American Samoa -- Murali Gopolan; Leone High School, Department of Education

Leone Village, Pago Pago, AS, 96799; Science, 9-12; murligopal@yahoo.com

 

Arizona -- Sarah Baird; Kyrene Del Milenio, 4630 East Frye Road, Phoenix, AZ, 85048; Mathematics, K-5; sbaird@kyrene.org

 

Arkansas -- Susan Waggener; West Memphis Senior High School, 501 West Broadway, West Memphis, AR, 72301; Mathematics, Business Education, 10-12; swaggener@wmsd.net

 

California -- Alex Kajitani; Mission Middle School, 939 East Mission Avenue, Escondido, CA, 92025; Mathematics, 8; akajitani@yahoo.com - 2009 National Teacher of the Year Finalist

 

Colorado -- Susan Elliott; Highlands Ranch High School, 9375 Cresthill Lane, Highlands Ranch, CO, 80130; English, Social Studies, 9-12; sjsuz@aol.com - 2009 National Teacher of the Year Finalist

 

Connecticut -- Anthony Mullen; ARCH School, 180 East Elm Street, Greenwich, CT, 06830; Special Education, 9-12; tsmullen1@optonline.net - 2009 National Teacher of the Year

 

Delaware -- Mark Teesdale; Lake Forest Central Elementary School, 5424 Killens Pond Road, Felton, DE, 19943; Music, 4-5; mdteesdale@lf.k12.de.us

 

Department of Defense Education Activity -- Dorothy Goulet; Kaiserslautern Middle School, Unit 3240 Box 450, APO, AE, 09021; French, Social Studies, 7-8; Dorothy.Goulet@eu.dodea.edu

 

District of Columbia -- Kimberly Worthy; Howard University Middle School of Mathematics and Science, 405 Howard Place Northwest, Washington, DC, 20011; Social Studies, 7; kim.worthy@universitymiddleschool.org

 

Florida -- Jean Lamar; Callahan Middle School, 450121 Old Dixie Highway, Callahan, FL, 32011; Language Arts, 9; jeanlamar2009@gmail.com

 

Georgia -- Leanne Maule; Cartersville High School, 320 East Church Street, Cartersville, GA, 30120; English, British Literature, 12; Leanna_maule@cartersville.k12.ga.us

 

Guam -- NOT PARTICIPATING

 

Hawaii -- Bebi Davis; W. R. Farrington High School, 1564 North King Street, Honolulu, HI, 96817; Physics, Chemistry, 9-12; bebi@hawaii.edu

 

Idaho -- Robin Sly; Trail Wind Elementary, 3701 East Lake Forest Drive, Boise, ID, 83716; Elementary, 1; jsly05@msn.com

 

Illinois -- Linda Smerge; Woodrow Wilson Elementary School, 2310 South 57th Avenue, Cicero, IL, 60804; Elementary, 1; Lsmerge@cicd99.edu

 

Indiana -- Tania Harman; Warren Primary Center, 55400 Quince Road, South Bend, IN, 46619; Elementary, 1-2; tharman@sbcsc.k12.in.us

 

Iowa -- Linda Heffner; Everett Elementary School, 1314 West 3rd Street, Sioux City, IA, 51103; Elementary, 4; polasky@longlines.com

Kansas -- Cynthia Couchman; Buhler High School, 611 North Main, PO Box 250, Buhler, KS, 67522; Mathematics, 9-12; ccouchman@buhlerschools.org

Kentucky -- Karen Gill; Henry Clay High School, 2100 Fontaine Road, Lexington, KY, 40513; Physics, 11; karen.gill@fayette.kyschools.us

Louisiana -- Deborah Tonguis; Mandeville High School, #1 Skipper Drive, Mandeville, LA, 70448; Social Studies, 9-12; deborah.tonguis@stpsb.org

 

Maine -- Gloria Noyes; Congin Elementary School, 410 Bridge Street, Westbrook, ME, 04092; Elementary, 5; noyesg@westbrookschools.org

 

Maryland -- William Thomas; Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr. High School, 12650 Brooke Lane, Upper Marlboro, MD, 20772; Social Studies, 10; william.thomas@pgcps.org

 

Massachusetts -- George Watson; Walpole High School, 275 Common Street, Walpole, MA, 02081; Spanish, 9-12; geowatlop@aol.com

 

Michigan -- Jennifer Haberling; Baldwin Street Middle School, 3835 Baldwin Street, Hudsonville, MI, 49426; English, 7; jenniferhaberling@sbcglobal.net

 

Minnesota -- Derek Olson; Afton-Lakeland Elementary, 475 St. Croix Trail South, Lakeland, MN, 55043; Elementary, 6; olsonderek@stillwater.k12.mn.us

 

Mississippi -- Wynona Herchenhahn; Forest High School, 511 Cleveland Street, Forest, MS, 39074; Science, 9-12; cherchenhahn@forest.k12.ms.us

 

Missouri -- Margaret Williams; University City High School, 7401 Balson Avenue, University City, MO, 63130; Social Studies, 9-12; mwilliams@u-city.k12.mo.us

 

Montana -- Sally Broughton; Monforton, 6001 Monforton School Road, Bozeman, MT, 59718; Language Arts, Social Studies, 6-8; hawgeemt@dslextreme.com

 

Nebraska -- Daniel McCarthy; Hastings Senior High School, 1100 West 14th Street, Hastings, NE, 68901; Industrial Technology, 9-12; dmccarth@esu9.org

 

Nevada -- Steve Johnson; Churchill County High School, 1222 South Taylor Street, Fallon, NV, 89406; Chemistry, 10-12; johnsonsfallon@hotmail.com

 

New Hampshire -- Deborah Fogg; Lancaster School, 51 Bridge Street, Lancaster, NH, 03584; Language Arts, 7; dfogg@sau36.org

 

New Jersey -- Jeanne Muzi; Benjamin Franklin Elementary School, 2939 Princetop Pike, Lawrenceville, NJ, 08648; Elementary, 1; jmuzi@ltps.org

 

New Mexico -- Blythe Turner; Rio Rancho Elementary, 4601 Pepe Ortiz Southeast, Rio Rancho, NM, 87124; Bilingual, Elementary, 2; bturner@rre.rrps.k12.nm.us

 

New York -- Vickie Mike; Horseheads High School, 401 Fletcher Street, Horseheads, NY, 14845; Spanish, 10-12; vmike@horseheadsdistrict.com

 

North Carolina -- Cynthia Cole Rigsbee; Gravelly Hill Middle School, 4801 West Ten Road, Efland, NC, 27243; Reading, 6-8; cindi.rigsbee@orange.k12.nc.us -  2009 National Teacher of the Year Finalist

 

North Dakota -- Beth Ekre; Carl Ben Eielson Middle School, 1601 13th Avenue South, Fargo, ND, 58103; Social Studies, Language Arts, 6; ekreb@fargo.k12.nd.us

 

Northern Mariana Islands -- James Phillips; Marianas High School, PO Box 500207, Saipan, MP, 96950; Marine Science, Physics, 9-12; jim@ecodivesaipan.com

 

Ohio -- Deborah Wickerham; Chamberlin Hill Intermediate School, 600 West Yates Avenue, Findlay, OH, 45840; Elementary, 5; dwickerham@findlaycityschools.org

 

Oklahoma -- Heather Sparks; Taft Middle School, 2901 Northwest 23, Oklahoma City, OK, 73107; Algebra, Pre-Algebra, 8; heather.sparks@sde.state.ok.us

 

Oregon -- Michael Lampert; West Salem High School, 1776 Titan Drive, Salem, OR, 97304; Physics, 9-12; mlampert@aol.com

 

Pennsylvania -- Rebecca Snyder; Greater Latrobe Senior High School, 131 High School Road, Latrobe, PA, 15650; English, 10-12; rebecca.snyder@glsd.k12.pa.us

 

Puerto Rico -- NOT PARTICIPATING

 

Rhode Island -- Barbara Walton-Faria; Thompson Middle School, 55 Broadway, Newport, RI, 02840; Science, 8; waltonfb@ride.ri.net

 

South Carolina -- Jenna Hallman; Calhoun Academy of the Arts, 1520 Calhoun Street, Anderson, SC, 29621; Science, K-5; jennahallman@anderson5.net

 

South Dakota -- Paul Kuhlman; Avon School District 4-1, 210 Pine Street, Avon, SD, 57315; Math, Science, 7, 9-12; paul.kuhlman@k12.sd.us

 

Tennessee -- Luajean Bryan; Walker Valley High School, 750 Lauderdale Memorial Highway, Cleveland, TN 37312;  Mathematics, 9-12; laujeanBryan@msn.com

 

Texas -- Christine Gleason; Fabens High School, 601 North G Avenue, Fabens, TX 79839; English, 12: cgleason@fabensisd.net 

 

Utah -- Sharon Gallagher-Fishbaugh; Dilworth Elementary, 1953 South 2100 East, Salt Lake City, UT, 84108; Elementary, 2; sharon.gallagher-fishbaugh@slc.k12.ut.us

 

Vermont -- Diana Leddy; Newton School, PO Box 239, South Stafford, VT, 05070; Elementary, 3-5; everywrtievt@aol.com

 

Virgin Islands -- Edney Freeman; Charlotte Amalie High School, No. 8 & 9 Estate Thomas, St Thomas, VI, 00802; Comprehensive Academics, 9-12; edneyfreeman@yahoo.com

 

Virginia -- Stephanie Doyle; Breckinridge Middle School, 3901 Williamson Road, Roanoke, VA, 24012; History, 6; sdoyle@rcps.info

 

Washington -- Susan Johnson; Cle Elum - Roslyn High School, 2692 State Route 903, Cle Elum, WA, 98922; English, 10-12; johnsons@cleelum.wednet.edu

 

West Virginia -- MaryLu Hutchins; Steenrod Elementary, NCLB Blue Ribbon School, 100 Clarks Lane, Wheeling, WV, 26003; Elementary, 1; mlhutchi@access.k12.wv.us

 

Wisconsin -- Lori Neurohr; Kohler Elementary School, 333 Upper Road, Kohler, WI, 53083; Elementary, 2; neurohrl@kohler.k12.wi.us

 

Wyoming -- Alice King; Campbell County High School, 1000 Camel Drive, Gillette, WY, 82716; English, Speech, 10-12; aking@ccsd.k12.wy.us




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