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Gurnee Teacher of the Year 2020-2021
All certified staff are eligible for this award. This includes classroom teachers, special education teachers, special area teachers (ex: music, art, P.E.), social workers, health teachers, band directors, reading or math specialists and more!






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Kathy Shinners
Gurnee Teacher of the Year
2019-2020Previous Gurnee Teacher of the Year
- 2018-2019 Vianey Soriaga
- 2017-2018 Traci Strieter
- 2016-2017 Darlene Lipczynski
- 2015-2016 Tamara Graham
- 2014-2015 Rian Bogdala
- 2013-2014 Roshaunda Henson
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Teacher of the Year Program 2021
Timeline:
- Friday, February 5 - Nominations begin
- Friday, March 5 - Deadline to submit nominations
- Week of April 26 - Teacher of the Year winner announced
- May - Recognition at the Village of Gurnee Board Meeting
- May 20 - Teacher of the Year and school winners recognized at the May D50 Board of Education Meeting
2019 - 2020 School Winners
Woodland selects a school winner from each of the five schools in the district. From the list of five finalists, an overall winner is selected for recognition as the Village of Gurnee’s Teacher of the Year. This year’s school finalists were:
• Mrs. Concidine, Woodland Primary
• Mrs. LeFevre, Woodland Elementary East
• Mrs. Parrott, Woodland Elementary West
• Mrs. Shinners, Woodland Intermediate
• Mr. Thompson, Woodland Middle SchoolNews Release: Intermediate Teacher Named Woodland’s Gurnee Teacher of the Year
April 30, 2020