WCS Announces Employees of the Year

Published January 10, 2023

WCS Superintendent Jason Golden and other district leaders traveled around the county January 10 to surprise the system-wide Teachers of the Year and the Principal of the Year.

The 2022-23 Principal of the Year is Walnut Grove Elementary's Dr. Kate Donnelly. 

The Elementary School Teacher of the Year is Alison Kaczmarski from College Grove Elementary. Allison Isom is the Middle School Teacher of the Year, and Centennial High's Dina Tate is the High School Teacher of the Year.

"This is one of my favorite days of the year," Golden said. "It is my honor to surprise these amazing teachers and administrators and celebrate them for all of their hard work and dedication. These honorees represent their colleagues in our district who are responsible for the high-quality education and support that our students receive."

Every year, each school selects a teacher and classified employee to honor. Those employees are all listed below. A teacher at the elementary, middle and high school level is then selected to be a District Teacher of the Year, which qualifies them to compete for State and National honors. The videos of the surprise announcements will be released in next week's issue of InFocus.

Golden will also be visiting schools in the near future to surprise a system-wide Classified Employee of the Year at the elementary, middle and high school levels. Be on the lookout for the announcement of those employees, as well as departmental Classified Employees of the Year, in a future issue of InFocus.