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Spring Branch ISD schools have named 48 elementary and secondary educators as their annual campus Teacher of the Year winners. 

This year, campus staff, students, parents and community members submitted 3,720 separate nominations. In total, 1,228 SBISD educators were nominated for this top-level professional recognition. 

Teachers nominated for this honor:

• Model SBISD’s Core Values
• Are dedicated - knowledgeable - effective and skilled
• Have the respect and admiration of students - parents and colleagues
• Demonstrate outstanding leadership and excellence
• Support T-2-4 and demonstrate commitment to SBISD’s beliefs
• Inspire students of all backgrounds and abilities to learn
• Play an active role in their school and the larger community

SBISD’s campus Teachers of the Year will now apply for recognition as the 2024 district Elementary and Secondary Teachers of the Year. The two winners of the district Teacher of the Year award qualify to compete in the regional and, hopefully, state and national Teacher of the Year competitions.

In the weeks ahead, the district’s Teacher of the Year Committee will review applications submitted by the campus Teachers of the Year. Committee members will vote in March to select three elementary and three secondary finalists. In late March, the committee will conduct interviews with the finalists to select SBISD’s two 2024 district Teachers of the Year.

As top district winners, this year’s winning educators will receive a trophy-style Golden Apple award , as well as several other awards and recognitions, including a cash prize funded by First Community Credit Union and Sterling McCall Group.

Since 2018, SBISD has had four regional Teacher of the Year finalists and a Region IV Teacher of the Year. Other district educators have been named as regional-level finalists or earned a variety of separate regional, state and national awards.

SBISD 2024 Campus Teachers of the Year:

Prekindergarten
Bear Blvd. School for Early Learning - Sarah Grant
Lion Lane School for Early Learning - Marianela Amaya
Panda Path School for Early Learning - Josefa Garza Cisneros
Tiger Trail School for Early Learning - Maricela Akshar
Wildcat Way School for Early Learning - Kristen Leija

Elementary Schools
Bendwood School - Carolyn Serena
Buffalo Creek Elementary -  Jacinda Azizi-Yarand
Bunker Hill Elementary -  Anne Marie Cahill
Cedar Brook Elementary - Alexder Leon 
Edgewood Elementary -  Maritza Rosario 
Frostwood Elementary -  Madeline Margraves
Hollibrook Elementary - Leticia Cabrera  
Housman Elementary - Maria Garza
Hunters Creek Elementary - Victoria Kissinger 
Meadow Wood Elementary - Kristine Bennett
Memorial Drive Elementary - Amanda Gerber 
Nottingham Elementary - Adelina Phucas 
Pine Shadows Elementary - Andrea Gonzalez 
Ridgecrest Elementary - Lily Triana 
Rummel Creek Elementary - Michael Hertlein 
Shadow Oaks Elementary - Rachel Bohannon 
Sherwood Elementary - Karen Rivas Diaz 
Spring Branch Elementary - Jeanine Ybarra  
Spring Shadows Elementary - Sara Cestero  
Terrace Elementary - Cecelia Kennedy 
Thornwood Elementary - Brenda Roman  
Treasure Forest Elementary - Dolly Mora 
Valley Oaks Elementary - Amanda Germain  
Westwood Elementary - Madison Schwarz  
Wilchester Elementary - Laura Cano  
Woodview Elementary -  Rebecca Cisneros           

Middle Schools
Cornerstone Academy -  Samantha Englund 
Landrum Middle School - Aileecia Ceasar  
Memorial Middle School -  Deziree Williams
Northbrook Middle School -  Jazirae Duncan
Spring Branch Academic Institute (SBAI) -  Mary Walker
Spring Branch Middle School -  Ashleigh Garrett
Spring Forest Middle School -  Mercedes Simmons
Spring Oaks Middle School -  Edith Lewis
Spring Woods Middle School - Jonathan Castillo 
Westchester Academy for International Studies (WAIS) - Elizabeth Heil  

High Schools
Academy of Choice - Jeannette Santiago
District Alternative Education Program (DAEP) - Kennessa Malone 
Guthrie Center - Christopher Olson  
Memorial High School - Elisa Barry
Northbrook High School - Amanda Salazar
Spring Woods High School - Rebecca Campbell 
Stratford High School - Suza Sharp