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MPS 2024-25 Teachers of the Year Announced

Teachers of the Year 2024-25
  • District
  • Elementary
  • High School
  • Junior High
  • Moore High School
  • Southmoore High School
  • Westmoore High School
Rusty Anderson

MPS announced the 2023-2024 Teachers of the Year, each representing their current school site.

Moore Public Schools announced the 2024-2025 Teachers of the Year, each representing their current school site. Teachers of the Year (TOY) are nominated by their peers in September of each school year, with results available in mid-fall. Each school TOY is then invited to complete Part One of the District TOY application during October & November.

Five finalists for the MPS District TOY will be announced just after winter break, after which time they will complete Part Two of the MPS District TOY application. In April, the MPS District Teacher of the Year winner is announced at the annual Moore Public Schools Excellence in Education Ceremony. This ceremony also honors the accomplishments of each site-level TOY and the five finalists for District TOY.


The MPS site Teachers of the Year for 2024-2025 are:

Elementary Schools

Apple Creek: Amanda Bartlett, K-3rd grade, Special Ed. Resource

Briarwood: Tamara Woodring, 6th grade, Math

Broadmoore: Kaitlin Kretsch, Speech-Language Pathologist

Bryant: Jennifer Schmitt, Title 1 Reading Specialist

Central: Tracy Lucas, 3rd grade  

Earlywine: Jill Hankins, 6th grade, Reading/ELA

Eastlake: Heather Davidson, 5th grade, Math

Fairview: Myre Walker, 1st grade

Fisher: Kathy Cox, 1st grade

Heritage Trails: Michelle Law, Special Education

Houchin: Leanna Martin, Pre-K

Kelley: Lorna Mills, 5th grade, Math and Science

Kingsgate: Michele Crittenden, 3rd grade

Northmoor: Kyle Lee, 3rd grade

Oakridge: Lori Newmark, STEAM

Plaza Towers: Heather Morales, Kindergarten

Red Oak: Susan Wood, Music

Santa Fe: Jackie Witcher, Title 1 Reading Specialist

Sky Ranch: Justin Geary, 4th-6th grade, Special Education

Sooner: Kaylee Holt, 3rd grade

South Lake: Kimberly Ricketson, Kindergarten

Southgate: Ginger Robison, Speech-Language Pathologist

Timber Creek: Helena Lucas, 1st grade

Wayland Bonds: Kennedy Harrison, 6th grade, Math

Winding Creek: Kaitlyn Armstrong, 5th grade, Math


Junior High Schools

Brink: Tobi Gordon, Deaf Education

Central: Jon Gee, 8th grade, Math

Highland East: Lisa Mosmeyer, 7th-8th, Functional Classroom

Highland West: Natalie Morris, 8th grade, History and Honors History

Moore West: Shayla Lucas, Functional Special Ed.

Southridge: Justin Seeley, 7th grade, English/ELA


High Schools

Moore: Nubia Holland, Spanish and Leadership

Southmoore: Amanda Deemer, US History

Westmoore: Tiffany Truesdell, Curriculum Technology Specialist

VISTA Academy: Allyson McHenry, 7-8th grade, Math


To review past recipients, visit our MPS Teacher of the Year page. To see open teaching positions in Moore Public Schools visit our Human Resources page or call 405-735-4200.

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