Center of Applied Technology-North HVAC Instructor, Charles Whittaker, has been named a 2022 Maryland Teacher of the Year Finalist by the Maryland State Department of Education. Read the full news release. 

Center of Applied Technology HVAC Instructor, Charles Whittaker, has been named the 2021-2022 Anne Arundel County Public Schools Teacher of the Year.

Whittaker, a career changer and 14-year veteran teacher at the Center of Applied Technology North, is the first career technology teacher to be named the Teacher of the Year. 

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Ten teachers from all levels of the school system were named today as semifinalists for the 2023 Anne Arundel County Public Schools Teacher of the Year.  They are:

• Nea Baker, Spanish Teacher, Lindale Middle School
• Ian Burns, Instrumental Music Teacher, Arundel High School
• Mary Kay Connerton, Physical Education Teacher, Annapolis High School
• Alexis Cutler, Second Grade Teacher, Tyler Heights Elementary School
• Erin Few, Social Studies Teacher, Crofton High School
• Courtney Kenney, Physical Education Teacher, South Shore Elementary School
• Christine Colli McCallister, Science Teacher, Magothy River Middle School
• Whitney McCann, First Grade Teacher, George Cromwell Elementary School
• Michelle McCarty, Drafting/CAD Teacher, Center of Applied Technology – North
• Jennifer Richards, Media Specialist, at Jacobsville Elementary School

The following teachers were named semifinalists for Anne Arundel County Independent Schools Teacher of the Year:

• Pamela Hernick, Social Studies Teacher at St. Mary’s High
• Coral Lynn Shreve, Pre-Kindergarten Teacher at St. Paul’s Lutheran

The Teacher of the Year semifinalists will be among 44 Anne Arundel County teachers to be honored at the 37th Annual Excellence in Education Awards Event on Thursday, April 20, 2023, at Live! Arundel Mills.

The following Teacher of the Year nominees will also be honored at the event:

• Tracy A. Barnes-Larkins, Meade Middle School
• Alexa Bashaw, Marley Middle School
• Adam Bellarin, Old Mill Middle School North
• Caitlin Berman, Brooklyn Park Middle School
• Devon Y. Caton, Bates Middle School
• Angie Coulston, Southern Middle School
• Tricia Fisher, Broadneck Elementary School
• Margaret Garcia, Rippling Woods Elementary School
• Emily Grey, North Glen Elementary School
• Michael Hall, Old Mill Middle School South
• T. Anne Kee, Crofton Middle School
• Aaron R. Kleffman, Arundel Middle School
• Lindsey Klunk, Crofton Elementary School
• Ashley Lacey, Edgewater Elementary School
• Kjeld Lauritzen, Old Mill High School
• Crystal Loetz, Broadneck High School
• Lindsey MacQuilliam, Folger McKinsey Elementary School
• Angela Mangum, North County High School
• Patricia Mauro, Severn River Middle School
• Kellie Metter, Tracey’s Elementary School
• Lisa Moylan, Annapolis Elementary School
• Kathy M. Murphy, Ferndale Early Education Center
• Christina O’Shaughnessy, Corkran Middle School
• Brad Ogle, Germantown Elementary School
• Tricia Page, Hilltop Elementary School
• Dyan Rosdail, Arnold Elementary School
• Zachary Stone, Pershing Hill Elementary School
• Allison Waite, Davidsonville Elementary School
• John Zelezen, South River High School
• Kayla Zipp, Brooklyn Park Elementary School

And the following nominees for Anne Arundel County Independent Schools will also be honored at the event:

• Annalee L. Garland, St. Martin’s Lutheran School of Annapolis
• Beth Wilson, St. Mary’s Elementary School

AACPS has had two recent Maryland Teacher of the Year winners, Teresa Beilstein of South Shore Elementary School (2020) and Josh Carroll of South River High School (2018). AACPS Teachers of the Year, including 2022 honoree Charles Whittaker of the Center of Applied Technology – North, have also been finalists for Maryland Teacher of the Year in seven of the last eight years

The 2023 Excellence in Education Awards Dinner will be held on Thursday, April 20, 2023, at The Hall @ Live! at Arundel Mills. Purchase tickets and sponsorships here!

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2022 Teacher of the Year Finalists

The 2022 Anne Arundel County Teacher of the Year Finalists have been announced! Congratulations to all of the 2022 Teacher of the Year Finalists!

Anne Arundel County Public Schools Finalists:

Lacie Harold - Instrumental Music Teacher at Arundel Middle School
Jennifer Lowe - Special Education Teacher at Crofton High School
Nafeesah Marcellus - Third Grade Teacher at Brock Bridge Elementary School
Molly Stavely - English Teacher at Glen Burnie High School
Charles Whittaker - CTE HVAC Instructor at Center of Applied Technology - North

Anne Arundel County Independent Schools Finalists:

Katie Hansen - Fifth Grade Teacher at Annapolis Area Christian Schools
Mary Raleigh - Math Teacher at St. Mary's High School

2022 Semi-Finalists and Honorees (asterisk denotes semifinalist)

• Molly Fullerton, Broadneck High School
• Tracy Burke, Brooklyn Park Elementary School
• Aaron Parks, Center of Applied Technology South
• Robert King, Central Middle School
• Andy Guzik, Chesapeake Bay Middle School*
• Patricia Kerner, Crofton Woods Elementary School*
• Jenna Borman, Deale Elementary School*
• Sarah Schreffler, Edgewater Elementary School
• Kate Lepovsky, Folger McKinsey Elementary School
• Michele Agnes, George T. Cromwell Elementary School
• Jessica Walker, Jacobsville Elementary School
• Desiree Hartman, Linthicum Elementary School
• Chelsea McDonald, Lothian Elementary School
• Sherise Webb, MacArthur Middle School
• Melissa Saint Amour, Magothy River Middle School
• Ada Downing, Marley Middle School*
• Becky Guzman, Meade Middle School
• Brooke Syring, Monarch Global Academy Laurel
• Catherine Hoffmann, Nantucket Elementary School
• Toni Sharer, Old Mill Middle School North
• David Mallek, Old Mill Middle School South
• Kendra Phelix, Pershing Hill Elementary School
• Eric Hare, Quarterfield Elementary School*
• Stephanie Wineke, Riviera Beach Elementary School
• Carey Madden, Ruth Parker Eason School
• Lisa Stahl-Wright, Shipley’s Choice Elementary School
• Julia Beckwith, Solley Elementary School
• Shannon Ellis, South River High School
• Kelly LaBrutte, Southern Middle School
• Heather Bosanko, St. Martin’s-in-the-Field Episcopal School
• Melissa Riddle, St. Paul’s Lutheran School
• Mandi Brew, Tracey’s Elementary School
• Erica Frank, Wiley H. Bates Middle School

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Our 2022 Excellence in Education Awards Dinner was held on Tuesday, April 26, 2022. To watch the event, please go to www.aacps.org/EIE2022

Meade High School Chinese Language Teacher Jing Dai was named a finalist for the 2021-2022 Maryland Teacher of the Year by the Maryland State Department of Education.  Read the news release here. 

Meade High School Chinese teacher Jing Dai has been named the 2020-2021 Anne Arundel County Public Schools Teacher of the Year.

Dai, a nine-year teaching veteran who has spent her entire AACPS career at Meade High School, is the second Meade High School teacher to win the award since its inception in 1986-87.

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2021 Teacher of the Year Finalists 

From a field of 43 outstanding educators, 15 semi-finalists were named in December. Today, five Anne Arundel County Public Schools finalists and two Anne Arundel County Independent School finalists have been announced. Congratulations to all of our 2021 Teacher of the Year Finalists!

Anne Arundel County Public Schools Finalists:

Jing Dai – World Classical Languages Teacher at Meade High School

Kellie Goforth – AVID Teacher at North County High School

Sarah Rippeon – Language Arts Teacher at Crofton Middle

Jessica Scanlon – First Grade Teacher at Glendale Elementary

Timothy Stedman – Physical Education Teacher at Crofton High School

Anne Arundel County Independent School Finalists:

Myles Healy – English Teacher at St. Mary’s High School

Jacquelyn Touhey – 3rd Grade Teacher at Rockbridge Academy

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