Oklahoma City Public Schools (OKCPS) and the OKCPS Foundation send this information as posted below:
Oklahoma City, OK – Oklahoma City Public Schools (OKCPS) and the OKCPS Foundation are proud to announce the 2025–2026 Site Teachers of the Year for each school across the district. These outstanding educators represent the excellence, dedication and passion found in classrooms throughout OKCPS. From this group, a selection committee will identify nine finalists for the OKCPS District Teacher of the Year, which will be announced at the 2026 Stars of Education celebration in May.
“Our teachers remain the heartbeat of OKCPS. Every day, they create environments where students feel seen, challenged, and inspired to reach for more. Because of their commitment, our children are growing as thinkers, problem-solvers, and leaders with purpose,” OKCPS Superintendent Dr. Jamie Polk said. “I am deeply grateful for the work they do, the care they give, and the belief they hold in every child we serve.”
“Congratulations to this year’s OKCPS site teachers of the year!” said Kendra Horn, OKCPS Foundation President and CEO. “These remarkable educators were chosen by their peers for their outstanding impact and commitment to excellence in teaching. Day in and day out, they work tirelessly to unleash their students’ potential. Their leadership inside the classroom and in their schools creates opportunity and strengthens our communities.”
2025-2026 Site Teachers of the Year
Name Subject Area or Grade(s) Taught School Site Allison Hunt Kindergarten Adams ES Makena Young Physical Education Adelaide Lee ES Charlotte Jackson 2nd Grade Special Education Arthur ES Koleta (LeeAnn) Snyder 7th Grade Spanish Belle Isle MS Denise Penner Pre-K Bodine ES Josephine Burton 4th Grade Britton ES Arely Tarango Kindergarten Buchanan ES Linda Pelton Special Education Capitol Hill HS Hansard DeLawnda Career and Technology Education Capitol Hill MS Elizabeth Masson 1st Grade Cesar Chavez ES Lauren Peck-Weisenfels Drama Classen SAS HS at NE Lauren Riley 5th Grade Math Classen SAS MS Michelle Madole 2nd Grade Cleveland ES Leah Mejia Pre-K Special Education Coolidge ES Jason Morgan Band Douglass HS Quinette Bulls Elementary General Education EES Nathan Calder Science Emerson North HS Barrie Divelbiss Special Education Emerson South HS Skylar McMahon 4th Grade Esperanza ES Hong Lam 4th Grade Eugene Field ES Nathan Godfrey Music Fillmore ES Tiffany Moody 5th, 6th and 7th Grade First Choice Online Learning Loretha Sullivan English and History F.D. Moon MS Adrian Rosado Early Childhood Hawthorne ES Natalie Brittingham Library Media Hayes ES Laura Hughes Pre-K Heronville ES Richard Wilkinson Library Media Hillcrest ES Caryn Sharp Pre-K Special Education Horace Mann PK Center Alana Hill Special Education Jefferson MS Joe Backstrom Math John Marshall HS Miranda White 8th Grade John Marshall MS Yolanda Buckley Pre-K Johnson PK Center Amy Leazer Special Education Kaiser ES Jennifer Vernon 1st Grade Mark Twain ES Leigh Alice Clark 8th Grade English and History Mary Golda Ross MS Diahn King Kindergarten MLK ES Blake Blessington Counselor Monroe ES Nancy Andrews 1st Grade Nichols Hills ES Lisa O’Nan English Northwest Classen HS James Green Physical Education Prairie Queen ES Christin Murry Science Putnam Heights Academy HS Bria Allen Kindergarten Quail Creek ES Anna Hlatka Art Ridgeview ES Emily Hale 2nd Grade Rockwood ES Edward Buckley Music Rogers MS Jacie Housman AVID Roosevelt MS Scott Harrison Math Southeast HS Karlie Minson Math Southeast MS Christina Conway Pre-K Southern Hills ES Kelly Dugan 3rd Grade Spencer ES Angel Russell-Love English Star Spencer Mid-High Kendall Carpenter English Taft MS Khorionna Jensen Kindergarten Thelma Parks ES Bobbi Elkamely Music U.S. Grant HS Hannah Briscoe Library Media Van Buren ES Carla Edwards Math and ELA Special Education Webster MS Terra Watson Drama Wheeler MS Carla James 1st Grade Willow Brook ES Brittney Reynolds-Sprague 1st Grade Wilson ES
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