Vol. 41, No. 55
August 23, 2007
CONTACT: JIM MORRIS
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Missouri Teacher of the Year
Finalists Announced
State education officials announced today six educators as finalists in the 2007-2008 Missouri Teacher of the Year program.
Nominations for the award were submitted by 48 public school districts across the state. A selection committee appointed by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education reviewed the candidates’ written applications and chose the finalists yesterday (Aug. 22) in Jefferson City. The finalists are:
- Ronna L. Ford, family and consumer sciences teacher, Lebanon Technology and Career Center, Lebanon School District
- Sue Haugen, sixth-grade math teacher, Lewis and Clark Middle School, Jefferson City School District
- Kristin L. Jackson, chemistry teacher, Harrisonville High School, Harrisonville School District
- Eric Langhorst, eighth-grade social studies teacher, South Valley Junior High School, Liberty School District
- Nicole "Cole" Ratner, fifth-grade teacher, Twillman Elementary School, Hazelwood School District
- Nancy Y. Smith, journalism teacher, Lafayette High School, Rockwood School District
The selection committee will interview the finalists Aug. 29 in Jefferson City to select the new Missouri Teacher of the Year. Missouri’s Teacher of the Year automatically becomes a candidate in the national Teacher of the Year program.
The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education conducts the Missouri Teacher of the Year program with financial support provided by The Boeing Company, St. Louis.