TOY 2024

2024 Teacher of the Year Program

Anne Arundel County Public Schools 2024 Teacher of the Year

Elizabeth Heist

"While I can impart music knowledge in the most captivating manner, it’s the strong sense of classroom community that truly ignites students’ intellectual musical journey in my classroom."

 

   - Elizabeth Heist

Elizabeth Heist, a music teacher at Lake Shore Elementary School for 11 years, was named the 2024 Anne Arundel County Public Schools Teacher of the Year. The announcement came at the culmination of the 38th annual Excellence in Education Awards held at the Live! Event Center at Arundel Mills on May 3rd, 2024.

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About the 2024 Teacher of the Year Honorees

Sixty-five public school educators were nominated for the 2024 Anne Arundel County Public Schools Teacher of the Year (TOY) Award. These exceptional teachers, representing schools from throughout the district, are celebrated for their commitment to student success, their efforts to create inclusive learning spaces, and their dedication to going above and beyond in their classrooms. This year’s finalists, semifinalists, and nominees are listed below.


2024 Teacher Of The Year Finalists

Patrick Alexander

Patrick Alexander

Music, Piney Orchard Elementary School

Jesse Bragg

Jesse Bragg

Math, Meade Middle School

Amy Chitwood

Amy Chitwood

Special Education, Ridgeway Elementary School

Kellie Skinner

Kellie Skinner

Special Education, Annapolis High School

2024 Teacher Of The Year Semifinalists

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Alison Bowers

Brooklyn Park Middle School

Headshot of Kayt Capasso

Kayt Capasso

Georgetown East Elementary School

Headshot of Cindy Contreras

Cindy Contreras

Tyler Heights Elementary School

Headshot of Brandy Dorr

Brandy Dorr

Old Mill Middle School South

Headshot of James Grim

James Grim

Old Mill High School

Headshot of Kristin Haynie

Kristin Haynie

Marley Elementary School

Headshot of Malia Johnston

Malia Johnston

Magothy River Middle School

Headshot of Kelly Leary

Kelly Leary

Glendale Elementary School

Headshot of Corinne Shuck Seidel

Corinne Shuck Seidel

Broadneck Elementary School

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Sarah Skinner

Center of Applied Technology – North

2024 Teacher Of The Year Nominees

  • Roxanne Angerer, Severna Park High School

  • Nikki Baker, Jones Elementary School

  • Emily Beer, Freetown Elementary School

  • Jennifer Benes, Manor View Elementary School

  • Jessica Berstein, Severn River Middle School

  • Kylie Blankinship, Chesapeake High School

  • Carol Brinkley, Mary Moss at J. Albert Adams Academy

  • Kandice Brune, Belle Grove Elementary School

  • Randi Burkhardt, Arundel Middle School

  • Cara Nicole Chambers, Brooklyn Park Elementary School

  • Stephanie Clampitt, Point Pleasant Elementary School

  • Stephanie Danza, Annapolis Area Christian School

  • Elizabeth Davidson, Crofton Middle School

  • Carly Ellis, Fort Smallwood Elementary School

  • Lori Fish, Solley Elementary School

  • Kate Ganley, Crofton High School

  • Nancy X. Harmon, Ruth Parker Eason School

  • Morgan Heymann, North County High School

  • Amy Hughes, Severna Park Middle School

  • Melissa Kratsas, George Cromwell Elementary School

  • Nick Konstantopoulos, Glen Burnie High School

  • Hayden Lambert, Wiley H. Bates Middle School

  • Jamie Landis, Waugh Chapel Elementary School

  • Shelby Ledger, Broadneck High School

  • Alyssa Lowman, Mills-Parole Elementary School

  • Colleen Murphy Ayala, Annapolis Middle School

  • Jane Newton, Southern Middle School

  • Courtney Oltman, Folger McKinsey Elementary School

  • Paula Perry, AACPS Virtual Academy

  • Nicole Pope, Hilltop Elementary School

  • Ramish Qutab, Lindale Middle School

  • Andrea Ranaghan, Old Mill Middle School North

  • Debra Roat, Linthicum Elementary School

  • Shannon Riley, South River High School

  • Renee Lauren Robbins, Deale Elementary School

  • Scott Roberts, Corkran Middle School

  • Caitlin Rzepkowski, Tracy’s Elementary School

  • Amy Sherlock, Arundel High School

  • Nicole Shouse, Seven Oaks Elementary School

  • Samantha Skoczylas, Millersville Elementary School

  • Diannette M. Soto-Barreto, Marley Middle School

  • Tara Stapler, Central Middle School

  • Pamela Stein, Monarch Global Academy

  • Joshua L. Thompson, Northeast Middle School

  • Terry D. Tuttle, Shady Side Elementary School

  • Kate Veasel, Pasadena Elementary School

  • Malieka Walton, Chesapeake Bay Middle School

  • Karen M. Wilson, Edgewater Elementary School

  • Cynthia White, St. John the Evangelist

  • Amy Jakubowski Wukitch, Woodside Elementary School

  • Susie Zacepilo, Lothian Elementary School

  • Bridget Zimmerman, Germantown Elementary School

2024 Excellence in Education Awards Dinner Program