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Teacher of the Year 2016
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Erika Manning, Weatherford Elementary School instructional specialist, and Bryan Yee, Plano Senior High School mathematics teacher, were named 2016 Plano ISD Elementary and Secondary Teachers of the Year, respectively, at the May 12 Teacher of the Year Gala, "The World Awaits: Make Your Mark," held at Plano Centre.
2016 Teacher of the Year Nominees
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Early Childhood Programs
Sydney Gantzer - Beaty Early Childhood School
Claudia Yanez - Head Start Program
Maria Hermosillo - Isaacs Early Childhood School
Veronica Mueller - Pearson Early Childhood School -
Elementary Schools
Ashere Potter - Aldridge Elementary School
Amy Moore - Andrews Elementary School
Elyse Rimmer - Barksdale Elementary School
Jacqueline Rivera - Barron Elementary School
Paula Kleeburg - Bethany Elementary School
Laura Schnitzer - Beverly Elementary School
Katie Tigh - Bird Special Programs Center
Grace Chen - Boggess Elementary School
Joni Gigliotti - Brinker Elementary School
Kimberly Thomas - Carlisle Elementary School
Paige Nalley - Centennial Elementary School
Cassie Doss - Christie Elementary School
Skylar Plunkett - Daffron Elementary School
Shelly Dutton - Davis Elementary School
Andrea Burke - Dooley Elementary School
Geannina Trujillo - Forman Elementary School
Anna DiNucci - Gulledge Elementary School
Paula Goacher - Haggar Elementary School
Krista Benson - Harrington Elementary School
Molly Davis - Haun Elementary School
Tambra Reynolds - Hedgcoxe Elementary School
Monica Maldonado - Hickey Elementary School
Michelle Hu - Hightower Elementary School
Shawn Greenberg - Huffman Elementary School
Katy Brandeland - Hughston Elementary School
Carole Greer - Hunt Elementary School
Elise Adams - Jackson Elementary School
Deanna Lowenthal - Mathews Elementary School
Jennifer Trent - McCall Elementary School
Joey Cobb - Meadows Elementary School
Seema Shah - Memorial Elementary School
Mary "Molly" Pond - Mendenhall Elementary School
Lydia Formby - Miller Elementary School
Katy Matthews - Mitchell Elementary School
Diana Moore - Rasor Elementary School
Geralyn Hendrick - Saigling Elementary School
Graham Branson - Schell Elementary School
Staci Mendelsohn - Shepard Elementary School
Patricia Mancilla - Sigler Elementary School
Kyla Ahnemann - Skaggs Elementary School
Heather Stevens - Stinson Elementary School
Ayanna Black - Thomas Elementary School
Erika Manning - Weatherford Elementary School
Jennifer Brown - Wells Elementary School
Tanya Belmares - Wyatt Elementary School -
Middle Schools
Tara Cunningham - Armstrong Middle School
Vickie Harper - Bowman Middle School
Ashley Ogal - Carpenter Middle School
Emily Garner - Frankford Middle School
Lori Brooks - Haggard Middle School
Karen Ridge - Hendrick Middle School
Travis Ragsdale - Murphy Middle School
Vanessa Chavez - Otto Middle School
Kelly Brown - Renner Middle School
Jennifer Thome - Rice Middle School
Kayla Gassiott - Robinson Middle School
David Meger - Schimelpfenig Middle School
Chris Wolff - Wilson Middle School -
High Schools
Jacie Moore - Academy High School
Natalie Bauerkemper - Clark High School
Vernon "Jackie" Digby - Jasper High School
Lori Lysobey - McMillen High School
Tiffany Fields - Shepton High School
Meredith Smith - Vines High School
Matt Zellner - Williams High School -
Senior High Schools
Abby Cole - Plano East Senior High School
Bryan Yee - Plano Senior High School
Rhonda Smith - Plano West Senior High School
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The outgoing 2015 Plano ISD Teachers of the Year were recognized in a short video tribute of the past year; Lilli Wisler - Elementary Teacher of the Year and Jennifer Denton - Secondary Teacher of the Year.
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About the Teacher of the Year GalaMore than 1,100 guests attended the annual gala, where teacher nominees representing each campus were honored, and the top 10 "Excellence in Teaching" awardees and the 2016 Elementary and Secondary Teachers of the Year were announced. The top two teachers will be eligible to participate in the Texas Teacher of the Year competition.
2016 Teacher of the Year Selection Committee members interviewed all teacher nominees and made awards selections. Teacher of the Year Gala Planning and Solicitations Committee members secured monetary and in-kind gifts for the Teachers of the Year, Excellence in Teaching awardees and all teacher nominees. Planning committee co-chairs were Tamra Sadafsaz, Plano ISD Council of PTAs executive board, and Jennifer Jamieson, Plano ISD Education Foundation directors.
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Plano ISD has alumni impacting lives around the world. Check out these thoughts from former Plano ISD students in the video below as they describe the teachers that helped guide them in the direction their dreams would take them.