77 Educators Nominated For 2022 Minnesota Teacher Of Year: List

Richfield MN

31 January, 2022

10:34 AM

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MINNESOTA — A total of 77 educators were nominated for 2022 Minnesota Teacher of the Year, organizers announced Monday. Eligible candidates for the annual award include teachers of pre-kindergarten through 12th-grade, early childhood teachers, and adult basic education teachers, from public or private schools. "An independent panel of leaders in the fields of education, business, government, nonprofit and philanthropy will read candidates' portfolios over the next few weeks and narrow the list to a group of semifinalists," Education Minnesota, the state's largest teachers union that runs the program, said in a news release. "In March, the panel will convene again and review additional materials from the semifinalists to choose a group of finalists. Because of safety precautions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the scheduled Minnesota Teacher of the Year banquet, set for May 1 at the Saint Paul RiverCentre, could be postponed." This year will mark the 58th Minnesota Teacher of the Year award. Natalia Benjamin, a high school English learner and ethnic studies teacher at Century High School in Rochester, was the 2021 Minnesota Teacher of the Year. Here's the full list of teachers nominated for the 2022 award: Kayla Host, Aitkin Public SchoolsKevin Gentz, Albert Lea Area SchoolsMary Betland, Anoka-Hennepin School DistrictMegan Rafferty, Anoka-Hennepin School DistrictStacy Bauer, Archdiocese of St. Paul-MinneapolisLauren Trovarello, Aspen Academy Charter School, SavageJenna Fitzgerald, Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City Public SchoolsJohn Schneider, Austin Public SchoolsJanelle Field, Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Public SchoolsAngela Fritzlar, Bloomington Public SchoolsNiccole Goulet Jordan, Bloomington Public SchoolsBeth McCoy, Bloomington Public SchoolsTeri Roder, Bloomington Public SchoolsErin Karlgaard, Brainerd Public SchoolsJacki Kyllonen, Cedar Mountain SchoolsAriane Kokes, Columbia Heights Public SchoolsAndrea Adrian, Crookston Public SchoolsDebra Hannu, Duluth Public SchoolsNathan (Nate) Gabel, Eden Prairie SchoolsEmily Larson, Eden Prairie SchoolsKassy Miller, Eden Prairie SchoolsLeif Voltz, Elk River Area School DistrictHeather Stromberg, Fairmont Area SchoolsJennifer Hogan, Farmington Area SchoolsMichael Bare, Fergus Falls Public SchoolsShelley Schoeneck, Fergus Falls Public SchoolsJessica Linman, Herman Norcross Community SchoolKarin Brinkhoff, Hopkins Public SchoolsSarah Gleason, Hopkins Public SchoolsScott Stillman, Hopkins Public SchoolsRachel Volkmann, Hopkins Public SchoolsJon Fila, Intermediate District 287Ryan Rasmussen, Jordan Public SchoolsKristin Wishy, Kasson Mantorville Public SchoolsTraci Raknerud, Lake Park Audubon Public SchoolsMichelle Mitchell, Mahtomedi Public SchoolsPam Gabrielsen, Mankato Area Public SchoolsKevin Armbrust, Milaca Public SchoolsEdward Barlow, Minneapolis Public SchoolsAberdeen Rodriguez, Minneapolis Public SchoolsDiane Daniels, Minnetonka Public SchoolsStacy Schroeder, Moorhead Public SchoolsBrad Hubred, Moose Lake Community SchoolEmily Dalen, Morris Area School DistrictCourtney Hess, Mounds View Public SchoolsAriana Lynch, Mounds View Public SchoolsTracy Wilk, Northeast Metro 916 Intermediate School DistrictHeather Olivier, Northfield Public SchoolsSarah Lancaster, Onamia Public SchoolsLauren Hoof, Osseo Area SchoolsMark Langlois, Owatonna Public SchoolsTyler Blom, Proctor Public SchoolsEric Zuccola, Robbinsdale Area Public SchoolsCaroline Young, Rockford Area SchoolsIra Sanders, Roseville Area SchoolsAmy Westland, Roseville Area SchoolsJanice Bisch, Saint Paul Public SchoolsEmily Manson, Saint Paul Public SchoolsJames Schreiner, Sauk Centre Public SchoolsTrisha Bemboom, Sauk Rapids-Rice Public SchoolsTina Douvier, Sauk Rapids-Rice Public SchoolsJacci Lissick, Shakopee Public SchoolsClaire Troxel, South St. Paul Public SchoolsYounna Eiden-Giel, South Washington County SchoolsMacKenzie Hildahl, South Washington County SchoolsKiersten Jaeger, South Washington County SchoolsAndrea Welvaert, South Washington County SchoolsPaul Houck, Southwest Metro Intermediate District 288Maggie Lee, Spring Lake Park SchoolsTom Muschler, St. Charles Public SchoolsHolly Becker, Wadena-Deer Creek Public SchoolsAnne Bolsem, West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan Area SchoolsMara Drill, Westonka Public SchoolsLyndsay Geyen, Westonka Public SchoolsJodie Rasicot, Westonka Public SchoolsKendall Gonzalez, White Bear Lake Area SchoolsJulie Hebb, Willow River Area Schools