USD 480 is pleased to announce that a total of over 270 Teacher of the Year nominations were received for 79 different teachers this spring!

From the 79 teachers nominated, the Selection Committee chose individual building winners. From those, the elementary and secondary district nominees were chosen. The district winners will be eligible to compete in the 2018 Kansas Teacher of the Year contest. Winners were:

Liberal High School – Tasha Miller

Eisenhower Middle School – Nick Zimmerman

South Middle School – Yanique Walters

Cottonwood – Shadra Thomas

Sunflower – Jessica Ramos

Garfield – Nicole Foster

Lincoln – Sylvia Villa

McKinley – Bethany Stoney

MacArthur – Nancy Duncan

Praireview – Cyndi Lyddon

Southlawn – Nancy Andrade

Washington – Alice Swanson

ELEMETARY DISTRICT WINNER
Alice Swanson

SECONDARY DISTRICT WINNER
Yanique Walters
These individuals will be recognized at an upcoming BOE meeting.