Thirty-nine educators who exemplify the heart and excellence of #myIrvingISD have been crowned our 2023 Campus Teachers of the Year. Nominated and voted on by their peers, the following honorees will represent their school and the district throughout the 2023-2024 school year:
- Angela Ennen, Clifton Early Childhood School
- Teresa Miller, Kinkeade Early Childhood School
- Marisol Mercado, Pierce Early Childhood School
- Amanda Garza, Barton Elementary School
- Anna Cornell, Brandenburg Elementary School
- Megan Epperson, Britain Elementary School
- Esthela Chavarria, Brown Elementary School
- Nuvia Ramos, Davis Elementary School
- Angela Ruvalcaba, Elliott Elementary School
- Lana Kilpatrick-George, Farine Elementary School
- Heladia Bautista, Gilbert Elementary School
- Lorena Velasquez, Good Elementary School
- Aimee Jones, John Haley Elementary School
- Randee Babb, Thomas Haley Elementary School
- Matt Schweers, Hanes Elementary School
- Violeta Sifuentes, Johnston Elementary School
- Manuel Romero Betancourt, Keyes Elementary School
- Dalaney Lopez, Lee Elementary School
- Maresa Martinez, Lively Elementary School
- Ana Belmonte, Schulze Elementary School
- Gladys “Marissa” Rincon, Stipes Elementary School
- Marina Trevizo, Townley Elementary School
- Catalina Alonzo, Townsell Elementary School
- Melody Durham, Austin Middle School
- Dane Kees, Bowie Middle School
- Kristi Barajas, Crockett Middle School
- FoJulia O’Neal, de Zavala Middle School
- Terry Nicholson, Houston Middle School
- Dorothy Gentry, Johnson Middle School
- Luke Canales, Lamar Middle School
- Jose Luis Ferrusca, Travis Middle School
- Theresa Spencer, Cardwell Career Preparatory Center
- Stephanie Patten, Irving High School
- Marquez Davis, MacArthur High School
- Demond Spiller, Nimitz High School
- Katerin Oliver, Singley Academy
- Kyle Schmeltzle, Singley Collegiate Academy
- Samantha Hart, South Irving Collegiate Academy
- Karen Collins, Student Reassignment Center
Honorees will be formally recognized at the annual Teacher of the Year ceremony on Thursday, April 27 at Irving High School. The celebration will culminate with an announcement of the two finalists selected as Irving ISD’s elementary and secondary District Teachers of the Year.
