McKinney, Texas — Against the backdrop of a beautiful spring evening, MISD leaders gathered on Thursday, April 10, at the McKinney ISD Community Event Center with teachers, administrators, family members and community leaders for one of the most highly anticipated events of the school year—the MISD Teacher of the Year Dinner.
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The annual Teacher of the Year Dinner is a celebration that brings together the 31 most outstanding teachers from across the district, chosen by their colleagues for their dedication, passion and innovation to represent their campus as exemplars of the profession.
McKinney ISD Superintendent Shawn Pratt at the 2025 McKinney ISD Teacher of the Year Dinner
The dinner is an annual tradition dedicated to honoring these remarkable educators and to select the Elementary Teacher of the Year and Secondary Teacher of the Year who will go on to represent MISD in the Region 10 competition.
McKinney Mayor George Fuller speaks at the Teacher of the Year Dinner for the final time before his term of office comes to a close. Fuller has made it a priority to express his appreciation for MISD educators at the Teacher of the Year Dinner each spring, at times leaving other events to be at the dinner. "Thank you for what you do," he said in his remarks. "Thank you for who you are, and you have the proudest mayor in the world."
Each Campus Teacher of the Year took part in a portfolio review and interview with a panel of judges to determine who will go on to represent McKinney ISD in the Region 10 Teacher of the Year competition.
This year, MISD named Jaclyn Harrison, a 5th grade teacher from Valley Creek Elementary as the 2025 MISD Elementary Teacher of the Year, and Tiffany Scott, an AVID teacher from Scott Johnson Middle School as the 2025 MISD Secondary Teacher of the Year.
McKinney ISD 2025 Elementary Teacher of the Year Jaclyn Harrison of Valley Creek Elementary
2025 MISD Secondary Teacher of the Year Tiffany Scott of Scott Johnson Middle School
MISD congratulates Jaclyn Harrison and Tiffany Scott, the MISD Teacher of the Year Finalists and all of the MISD Campus Teachers of the Year!
Finalists:
MISD Elementary 1st Runner-Up: Karla Pineda, Vega Elementary
MISD Elementary 2nd Runner-Up: Lori Stine, Glen Oaks Elementary
MISD Secondary 1st Runner-Up: Christina Branch, Dowell Middle School
MISD Secondary 2nd Runner-Up: Katie Abel, McKinney Boyd High School
2025 MISD Campus Teachers of the Year
Bennett Elementary—Kaylea Daubenspeck
Burks Elementary—Sandra Nuzum
Caldwell Elementary—Shauntae Weather
Eddins Elementary—Shelby Swartzwelder
Finch Elementary—Nicole Milligan
Frazier Elementary—Holly Bianchetta
Reuben Johnson Elementary—Madelyn Katada
Lawson Early Childhood School—Megan Gnerlich
Malvern Elementary—Junie Monroe
McClure Elementary—Marisa Cherry
McGowen Elementary—Amy Arnold
McNeil Elementary—Erin Jules
Minshew Elementary—Morgyn Bailey
Press Elementary—Krystal Hurd
Slaughter Elementary—Amy Reimer
Walker Elementary—Lisa Hubbard
Webb Elementary—Shannon Hutto
Wilmeth Elementary—Tami Johnson
Wolford Elementary—Amy Tullos
Cockrill Middle School—Derrick Jeter
Evans Middle School—Jonathan Fletcher
Faubion Middle School—Michelle Wells
McKinney High School—Penney Bell
McKinney North High School—Madison Marr
DAEP—Penny Stock-Kirkman
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