10 get State Board District Teachers of the Year award

Ten teachers now bear the title of 2018 Teacher of the Year for their State Board of Education districts, according to an announcement made by State Superintendent of Public Instruction Paolo DeMaria. The awards are part of the Ohio Teacher of the Year program.

Paolo DeMaria

“Teachers are changing lives and creating futures – not only for the students, but for our communities, our state and our nation,” DeMaria said. “The Ohio Teacher of the Year program recognizes influential and inspiring educators who demonstrate some of the things I love most about teachers: they take our system to higher heights and continue the path toward excellence.”

School administrators, fellow educators, parents, students and community members nominated teachers for the district awards. State Board of Education members worked with local committees of educators, parents and business leaders to select award recipients.

A state panel of education and community stakeholders interviews five state finalists from the pool of State Board district winners to select the Ohio Teacher of the Year. The state superintendent will announce the statewide honoree in the fall.

The Ohio Teacher of the Year will represent our state in the national Teacher of the Year selection process sponsored by the Council of Chief State School Officers in 2018.

Teachers of the Year for State Board Districts:

State Board District 1
Mark Suter (State Finalist)
Elida High School, Elida Local Schools, Allen County 

State Board District 2Jay Welenc
Toledo School for the Arts, Toledo Public Schools, Lucas County

State Board District 3Rachel Murdock (State Finalist)
Stivers School for the Arts, Dayton City Schools, Montgomery County

State Board District 5Bobbie Foy
Medina High School, Medina City Schools, Medina County

State Board District 6Jonathan Juravich (State Finalist)
Liberty Tree Elementary School, Olentangy Local Schools, Delaware County

State Board District 7Daniel Scarmack
Hubbard High School, Hubbard Exempted Village School District , Trumbull County

State Board District 8Kiel Gallina
Lake Middle School, Lake Local Schools, Stark County

State Board District 9Patty Couts (State Finalist)
Port Washington Elementary School, Indian Valley Local Schools, Tuscarawas County

State Board District 10Megan Large
South Webster High School, Bloom-Vernon Local Schools, Scioto County

State Board District 11
Dr. Matthew Luginbill (State Finalist)
Cuyahoga Heights Elementary School, Cuyahoga Heights Local Schools, Cuyahoga County