Information regarding the California Teachers of the Year (CA TOY) Awardees for 1952 to 2009.
2009
| Awardee | Grade(s) / Teaching Area | School / City | District / County |
|---|---|---|---|
Alastair Inman |
Science |
Lexington Junior High / Cypress |
Anaheim Union High / Orange |
Alex Kajitani - National Teacher of the Year Finalist |
Grade 8 / Mathematics |
Mission Middle School / Escondido |
Escondido Union Elementary / San Diego |
Jose L. Navarro IV |
Social Studies and U.S. History |
Sylmar Senior High / Sylmar |
Los Angeles Unified / Los Angeles |
Mark Teeters |
Choral Music |
Vintage High / Napa |
Napa Valley Unified / Napa |
Loredana Wicketts |
Grade 3 |
Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary / Corona |
Corona-Norco Unified / Corona |
2008
| Awardee | Grade(s) / Teaching Area | School / City | District / County |
|---|---|---|---|
Andee Aceves |
Grade 3 |
San Altos Elementary / Lemon Grove |
Lemon Grove / San Diego |
Lewis Chappelear - National Teacher of the Year Finalist |
Grades 9-12 / Engineering and Design |
James Monroe High / North Hills |
Los Angeles Unified / Los Angeles |
Michel Allen Long |
Grades 4-5 |
Carmela Elementary / Whittier |
South Whittier / Los Angeles |
Gregory McFall |
Grade 8 / U.S. History |
Russell I. Johnson Middle / Westminster
|
Westminster / Orange |
Tamara "Tammy" Reina |
Grades 9-12 / English, U.S. History, and General Educational Development (GED) Preparation |
East Mesa |
San Diego County Office of Education / San Diego |
2007
| Awardee | Grade(s) / Teaching Area | School / City | District / County |
|---|---|---|---|
Dawna Countryman |
Grade 5 |
Tesoro del Valle Elementary / Valencia |
Saugus Union / Los Angeles |
Rick LeVan |
Pre-Algebra and Life Science |
Canyon Middle / Yucaipa |
Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified / San Bernardino |
Helen Papadopoulos |
Algebra |
Suzanne Middle / Walnut |
Walnut Valley Unified / Los Angeles |
Charles Reynes |
Grades 4-5, Science |
Palomares, Proctor, Independent, Marshall, Stanton, and Castro Valley Elementary / Castro Valley |
Castro Valley Unified / Alameda |
Alan Sitomer - National Teacher of the Year Candidate |
Grade 10 / Language Arts, English,
Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID), and Creative Writing |
Lynwood High / Lynwood |
Lynwood Unified / Los Angeles |
2006
| Awardee | Grade(s) / Teaching Area | School / City | District / County |
|---|---|---|---|
Diana B. Barnhart |
Science |
Los Osos Middle / Los Osos |
San Luis Coastal Unified / San Luis Obispo |
Denis J. Cruz - National Teacher of the Year Candidate |
Grades 6-8 / Language Arts and Literacy Coach |
Katherine Edwards Middle / Whittier |
Whittier City / Los Angeles |
Kenneth E. Dyar |
Physical Education |
Cecil Avenue Middle / Delano |
Delano Union Elementary / Kern |
Kelly Jean Hanock |
English Language Arts |
James Monroe High / North Hills |
Los Angeles Unified / Los Angeles |
Shelbi J. Wilson |
English, Health, Volleyball, Yearbook, Teen Mom Program |
Abraham Lincoln High / Riverside |
Riverside Unified / Riverside |
2005
| Awardee | Grade(s) / Teaching Area | School / City | District / County |
|---|---|---|---|
Eric Burrows |
Advanced Placement (AP) U.S. and European History, Debate |
San Marcos High / Santa Barbara |
Santa Barbara Unified / Santa Barbara |
Kim Labinger |
Grade 4 |
Thomas Edison Elementary / Glendale |
Glendale Unified / Los Angeles |
Stanley Murphy - National Teacher of the Year Finalist |
Grades 9-12 / Social Studies |
San Diego High / San Diego |
San Diego Unified / San Diego |
Alan Siegel |
History, Civics, Economics, and Media |
W.C. Carlé Continuation High / Lower Lake |
Konocti Unified / Lake |
Ray Williams |
Grade 6 |
Steve Luther Elementary / La Palma |
Cypress Elementary / Orange |
2004
| Awardee | Grade(s) / Teaching Area | School / City | District / County |
|---|---|---|---|
Arthur Coleman Jr. |
Music |
Hamilton Middle / Stockton |
Stockton Unified / San Joaquin |
Dawn Imamoto |
Grade 2 |
Bryte Elementary / West Sacramento |
Washington Unified / Yolo |
Paul Lewanski - National Teacher of the Year Candidate |
Grade 11 / Chemistry and Physics |
Tustin High / Tustin |
Tustin Unified / Orange |
Paul McLaughlin |
Mathematics |
Suzanne Middle / Walnut |
Walnut Valley Unified / Los Angeles |
Zenaida Rosario |
Grade 3 |
La Mirada Elementary / San Ysidro |
San Ysidro Unified / San Diego |
2003
| Awardee | Grade(s) / Teaching Area | School / City | District / County |
|---|---|---|---|
Virginia Alva - National Teacher of the Year Candidate |
Grade 9 / Physical Education and English |
Grant High / Sacramento |
Grant Joint Union High / Sacramento |
Connie Baumgardt Blackburn |
Kindergarten |
Central Elementary / Escondido |
Escondido Union / San Diego |
Anne Marie Bergen |
Science Coordinator |
Magnolia Elementary / Oakdale |
Oakdale Joint Unified / Stanislaus |
Christopher Mullin |
History and Latin |
Santa Ynez Valley Union High / Santa Ynez |
Santa Ynez Valley Union High / Santa Barbara |
Tamara Thornell |
Grade 2 |
Norman R. Brekke Elementary / Oxnard |
Oxnard / Ventura |
James Jordan (alternate) |
English and Journalism |
Del Campo High / Fair Oaks |
San Juan Unified / Sacramento |
Sharon Roxburgh (alternate) |
Grade 5 |
Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary / Bakersfield |
Bakersfield City / Kern |
2002
| Awardee | Grade(s) / Teaching Area | School / City | District / County |
|---|---|---|---|
Carol Brouhle |
Mathematics |
Westminster High / Westminster |
Huntington Beach Union High / Orange |
Mary Eillen Geer |
Kindergarten - Grade 5 / Reading, Physical Education and Mathematics |
Merlinda Elementary / West Covina |
West Covina Unified / Los Angeles |
Janet Gower |
Grades 10-11 / Health Careers |
Ygnacio Valley High / Concord |
Mt. Diablo Unified / Contra Costa |
Marvin N. Inmon |
Grades 1-3 / Special Education |
James M. Guinn Elementary / Anaheim |
Anaheim Elementary / Orange |
Chauncey Veatch - National Teacher of the Year |
Grades 9-12 / Social Studies |
Coachella Valley High / Thermal |
Coachella Valley Unified / Riverside |
2001
| Awardee | Grade(s) / Teaching Area | School / City | District / County |
|---|---|---|---|
Mary Allan |
Grade 3 |
Jack London Elementary / Antioch |
Antioch Unified / Contra Costa |
Scott Malloy - National Teacher of the Year Candidate |
Grades 11-12 / Advanced Placement Mathematics |
Brea-Olinda High / Brea |
Brea-Olinda Unified / Orange |
Adele Prince |
Advanced Placement and Honors English |
Glendora High / Glendora |
Glendora Unified / Los Angeles |
Dalynn Smith-Malek |
Art |
Laguna Hills High / Laguna Hills |
Saddleback Valley Unified / Orange |
Jeff Wright |
History and Industrial Arts |
Lincoln High / Stockton |
Lincoln Unified / San Joaquin |
2000
| Awardee | Grade(s) / Teaching Area | School / City | District / County |
|---|---|---|---|
John "Jack" Hawkins |
Science and Athletics |
Sonora High / La Habra |
Fullerton Joint Union High / Orange |
Jan Patrick Mongoven |
Human Genetics and Biotech Lab |
San Marcos High / San Marcos |
San Marcos Unified / San Diego |
Karen O'Connor |
Grade 3 |
Sunset Hills Elementary / San Diego |
Poway Unified / San Diego |
Marilyn Whirry - National Teacher of the Year |
Grade 12 / Advanced Placement English |
Mira Costa High / Manhattan Beach |
Manhattan Beach Unified / Los Angeles |
Kami J. Winding |
Grades 10-12 / Language Arts |
James Logan High / Union City |
New Haven Unified / Alameda |
1999
| Awardee | Grade(s) / Teaching Area | School / City | District / County |
|---|---|---|---|
Ingrid Boydston |
Grade 6 |
Santa Clarita Elementary / Sagus |
Saugus Union / Los Angeles |
Susan "Susie" M. Haas |
Kindergarten |
John Adams Elementary / Corona |
Corona-Norco Unified / Riverside |
Richard Herold |
AP European History |
Hemet High / Hemet |
Hemet Unified / Riverside |
William Everett Pence - National Teacher of the Year Candidate |
Grades 9-12 / Life Science, Advanced Placement Biology and Marine Biology |
California High / San Ramon |
San Ramon Valley Unified /Contra Costa |
Debbie Vigil |
Kindergarten - Grade 6, Physical Education |
Jefferson Elementary / Sacramento |
Natomas Unified / Sacramento |
1998
| Awardee | Grade(s) / Teaching Area | School / City | District / County |
|---|---|---|---|
Larry W. Bordeaux |
English 12 |
Foothill High / Sacramento |
Grant Joint Union High / Sacramento |
Ginger Brown - National Teacher of the Year Candidate |
Pre-Kindergarten (visually impaired) / Special Education Vison |
Chandler Tripp / San Jose |
Santa Clara COE / Santa Clara |
Jan Duke |
Grade 4 |
Joseph M. Simas / Hanford |
Hanford Elementary / Kings |
Linwood Thompson |
History and Speech |
Bellflower High / Bellflower |
Bellflower Unified / Los Angeles |
Cindy Rhode |
Agricultural Mechanics |
Pierce High / Arbuckle |
Pierce Joint Unified / Colusa |
1997
| Awardee | Grade(s) / Teaching Area | School / City | District / County |
|---|---|---|---|
Mike Aiello |
Grades 11-12 / Chemistry and Physics |
San Luis Obispo High / San Luis Obispo |
San Luis Coastal Unified / San Luis Obispo |
Stephen Bock - National Teacher of the Year Candidate |
Grade 6 / Elementary |
Woodrow Wilson Elementary / Selma |
Selma Unified / Fresno |
Carol Firestone |
Language Arts & Social Science |
Lindero Canyon Middle / Agoura |
Las Virgenes Unified / Los Angeles |
Ralphene Lee |
Grade 3 |
Trajan Elementary / Orangevale |
San Juan Unified / Sacramento |
Toni Robinette |
English |
Granite Hills High / Apple Valley |
Apple Valley Unified / San Bernardino |
1996
| Awardee | Grade(s) / Teaching Area | School / City | District / County |
|---|---|---|---|
Cedric Anderson |
Math, Science, History, Language Arts |
Rosewood Community Education Center |
Los Angeles COE |
Sandra Fleishman |
Grade 5 |
Yerba Buena Elementary / Agoura Hills |
Las Virgines Unified / Los Angeles |
Emma Glover |
Elementary Education |
James Monroe Elementary / Hanford |
Hanford Elementary / Kings |
Javier Gonzalez - National Teacher of the Year Candidate |
Grades 9-12 / Mathematics |
Pioneer High / Whittier |
Whittier Union High / Los Angeles |
John McGuire |
7-8 Grades / Mathematics |
Pacific Union Elementary / Arcata |
Pacific Union Elementary / Humboldt |
1995
| Awardee | Grade(s) / Teaching Area | School / City | District / County |
|---|---|---|---|
Roy Anthony |
Grades 9-12 / Instrumental Music |
Valhalla High / El Cajon |
Grossmont Union High / San Diego |
Kathleen Byrnes |
Special Education |
Marin COE |
Marin COE / Marin |
Richard Chapleau - National Teacher of the Year Candidate |
Grades 10-12 / Chemistry |
Palmdale High School / Palmdale |
Antelope Valley Union High / Los Angeles |
Rhoda Coleman |
Reading and ELD |
CSU Long Beach / Long Beach |
CSU Long Beach |
Vicky Vigario |
Elementary Education |
Donner Elementary / Sacramento |
Elk Grove Unified / Sacramento |
1994
| Awardee | Grade(s) / Teaching Area | School / City | District / County |
|---|---|---|---|
Beth Cassford |
Language Arts & History |
Lake Center Middle / Santa Fe Springs |
Little Lake City Elementary / Los Angeles |
Michelle Craig |
Speech Pathology |
Lone Tree Elementary / Beal AFB |
Wheatland / Yuba |
Aline Yee Grossman |
Spanish and Italian |
Ventura High / Ventura |
Ventura Unified / Ventura |
Tommie Lindsey, Jr. |
Sociology |
James Logan High / Union City |
New Haven Unified / Alameda |
Sandra McBrayer - National Teacher of the Year |
Grades 7-12 / Self-contained Class |
Children's Initiative, Homeless Outreach School Program / San Diego |
San Diego Unified / San Diego |
1993
| Awardee | Grade(s) / Teaching Area | School / City | District / County |
|---|---|---|---|
Patricia Ann Baltz - National Teacher of the Year Candidate |
Grades 4-5 / Elementary |
Camino Grove Elementary / Arcadia |
Arcadia Unified / Los Angeles |
Paulette Bogetti |
Mathematics |
Manteca High / Manteca |
Manteca Unified / San Joaquin |
Carmen Candelaria |
English Tutoring |
Retired |
Santa Maria-Bonita / Santa Barbara |
Dennis Jory |
PAR Consulting |
Retired |
Desert Sands Unified / Riverside |
Edward Ronald Riegler |
History & Economics |
Alhambra High / Alhambra |
Alhambra Unified / Los Angeles |
1992
| Awardee | Grade(s) / Teaching Area | School / City | District / County |
|---|---|---|---|
Maria Azucena Vigil - National Teacher of the Year Finalist |
Kindergarten / Elementary Education, Spanish and Social Studies |
Las Lomas Elementary School / La Habra |
La Habra City Elementary / Orange |
1991
| Awardee | Grade(s) / Teaching Area | School / City | District / County |
|---|---|---|---|
Bruce Fisher - National Teacher of the Year Candidate |
Grade 5 |
Fortuna Elementary School / Fortuna |
Fortuna Unified / Humboldt |
Felicia Ann Bryan Bessent |
Special Education and Music |
Valley High School / Sacramento |
Elk Grove Unified / Sacramento |
Patricia Anne Cairns |
Grades 6-8 / Language Arts |
Malibu Park School / Malibu |
Santa Monica-Malibu Unified / Los Angeles |
Betty Migliore |
Elementary Grades |
Teacher on Special Assignment |
Santa Maria-Bonita / Santa Barbara |
1990
| Awardee | Grade(s) / Teaching Area | School / City | District / County |
|---|---|---|---|
Janis Gabay - National Teacher of the Year |
Grades 10-12 / English |
Junipero Serra High School / San Diego |
San Diego City Unified / San Diego |
1989
| Awardee | Grade(s) / Teaching Area | School / City | District / County |
|---|---|---|---|
Jenlane (Gee) Matt - National Teacher of the Year Finalist |
Grade 3 / Elementary |
Christine Sipherd Elementary School / Modesto |
Empire Union Elementary / Stanislaus |
1988
| Awardee | Grade(s) / Teaching Area | School / City | District / County |
|---|---|---|---|
Lorna Mae T. Nagata - National Teacher of the Year Candidate |
Grade 4 / Elementary |
Fremont Elementary School / Alhambra |
Alhambra Unified / Los Angeles |
1987
| Awardee | Grade(s) / Teaching Area | School / City | District / County |
|---|---|---|---|
Shirley A. Rosenkranz - National Teacher of the Year Candidate |
English |
Temple City High School / Temple City |
Temple City Unified / Los Angeles |
1986
| Awardee | Grade(s) / Teaching Area | School / City | District / County |
|---|---|---|---|
Robert Mange - National Teacher of the Year Candidate |
Science, Biology and Physiology |
Folsom High School / Folsom |
Folsom-Cordova Unified / Sacramento |
1985
| Awardee | Grade(s) / Teaching Area | School / City | District / County |
|---|---|---|---|
Evaline Kruse- National Teacher of the Year Candidate |
English |
Audubon Junior High School / Los Angeles |
Los Angeles Unified / Los Angeles |
1984
| Awardee | Grade(s) / Teaching Area | School / City | District / County |
|---|---|---|---|
Francis Chamberlain - National Teacher of the Year Finalist |
Grades 7-12 |
Napa County Community / Napa |
Napa County Office of Education |
1983
| Awardee | Grade(s) / Teaching Area | School / City | District / County |
|---|---|---|---|
Suzanne Charlton - National Teacher of the Candidate |
Spanish |
Mission Viejo High / Mission Viejo |
Saddleback Valley Unified / Orange |
1982
| Awardee | Grade(s) / Teaching Area | School / City | District / County |
|---|---|---|---|
Reno Taini - National Teacher of the Year Candidate |
Environmental Education |
Jefferson High School / Daly City |
Jefferson Union High / San Mateo |
1981
| Awardee | Grade(s) / Teaching Area | School / City | District / County |
|---|---|---|---|
Patricia Oyeshiku - National Teacher of the Year Finalist |
English |
Samuel F. B. Morse High School (Morse High) / San Diego |
San Diego Unified / San Diego |
1980
| Awardee | Grade(s) / Teaching Area | School / City | District / County |
|---|---|---|---|
Theodore Yanak - National Teacher of the Year Candidate |
Government and History |
Joaquin Miller Junior High School / San Jose |
Cupertino Union / Santa Clara |
1979
| Awardee | Grade(s) / Teaching Area | School / City | District / County |
|---|---|---|---|
Hank Nadeau - National Teacher of the Year Finalist |
Grades 2-3 / Elementary |
Felicita Elementary School / Escondido |
Escondido Union / San Diego |
1978
| Awardee | Grade(s) / Teaching Area | School / City | District / County |
|---|---|---|---|
Gilbert Yee- National Teacher of the Year Candidate |
Grade 5 / Elementary |
Niles Elementary School / Fremont |
Fremont Unified / Alameda |
1977
| Awardee | Grade(s) / Teaching Area | School / City | District / County |
|---|---|---|---|
Myra Lee - National Teacher of the Year |
Grades 9-12 / Social Living, History, and Women's Studies |
Helix High School / Le Mesa |
Grossmont Union High / San Diego |
1976
| Awardee | Grade(s) / Teaching Area | School / City | District / County |
|---|---|---|---|
Carol Billone - National Teacher of the Year Candidate |
Science and Drama |
Marlton School for the Deaf / Los Angeles |
Los Angeles Unified / Los Angeles |
1975
| Awardee | Grade(s) / Teaching Area | School / City | District / County |
|---|---|---|---|
Dentler Erdmann - National Teacher of the Year Candidate |
Grades 9-12 / Business |
Belmont High School / Los Angeles |
Los Angeles Unified / Los Angeles |
1974
| Awardee | Grade(s) / Teaching Area | School / City | District / County |
|---|---|---|---|
Edward Helwick Jr. - National Teacher of the Year Finalist |
Grade 12 / American Government |
Culver City High School / Culver City |
Culver City Unified / Los Angeles |
1973
| Awardee | Grade(s) / Teaching Area | School / City | District / County |
|---|---|---|---|
Helen Tracy - National Teacher of the Year Candidate |
Elementary |
Del Norte County Unified School District / Crescent City |
Del Norte / Del Norte |
1972
| Awardee | Grade(s) / Teaching Area | School / City | District / County |
|---|---|---|---|
Richard Everson - National Teacher of the Year Candidate |
Grades 9-12 / English, History, and Anthropology |
Big Bear High School / Big Bear City |
Bear Valley Unified / San Bernardino |
1971
| Awardee | Grade(s) / Teaching Area | School / City | District / County |
|---|---|---|---|
Don Gunter - National Teacher of the Year Candidate |
Grade 5 / Elementary |
Nicholas Elementary School / Sacramento |
Sacramento City Unified / Sacramento |
1970
| Awardee | Grade(s) / Teaching Area | School / City | District / County |
|---|---|---|---|
George Fetter - National Teacher of the Year Candidate |
Grade 12 / English |
Hilltop High School / Chula Vista |
Sweetwater Union High / San Diego |
1969
| Awardee | Grade(s) / Teaching Area | School / City | District / County |
|---|---|---|---|
Lawrence Newman - National Teacher of the Year Candidate |
Grades 7-12 / Mathematics |
California School for the Deaf |
State Special Schools |
1968
| Awardee | Grade(s) / Teaching Area | School / City | District / County |
|---|---|---|---|
Albert E. DiPippo - National Teacher of the Year Candidate |
Junior College / English |
San Jose City College / San Jose |
San Jose Unified / Santa Clara |
1967
| Awardee | Grade(s) / Teaching Area | School / City | District / County |
|---|---|---|---|
Cecil Osoff - National Teacher of the Year Candidate |
Economics, Social Science, and History |
La Canada High School / La Canada |
La Canada Unified / Los Angeles |
1966
| Awardee | Grade(s) / Teaching Area | School / City | District / County |
|---|---|---|---|
Wendell K. Ventura - National Teacher of the Year Candidate |
Grade 5 / Elementary |
Parkside Elementary School / San Mateo |
San Mateo-Foster City / San Mateo |
1964
| Awardee | Grade(s) / Teaching Area | School / City | District / County |
|---|---|---|---|
Bernadine Reilly - National Teacher of the Year Candidate |
Grades 3 and 6 / Elementary and Special Education |
Lucas Valley Elementary School / San Rafael |
Lucas Valley Elementary / Marin |
1961
| Awardee | Grade(s) / Teaching Area | School / City | District / County |
|---|---|---|---|
Kenneth Easter - National Teacher of the Year Finalist |
Vocational Agriculture |
Dos Palos High School / Dos Palos |
Dos Palos Oro Loma Joint Unified / Merced |
1957
| Awardee | Grade(s) / Teaching Area | School / City | District / County |
|---|---|---|---|
Frederick Barshaw - National Teacher of the Year Finalist |
Elementary |
Dyer Street Elementary School / Sylmar |
Los Angeles Unified / Los Angeles |
1952
| Awardee | Grade(s) / Teaching Area | School / City | District / County |
|---|---|---|---|
Geraldine Laverne Jones - National Teacher of the Year |
Grade 1 |
Hope Elementary School / Santa Barbara |
Hope Elementary / Santa Barbara |
Note: In years 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, and 1965 California did not participate in the National Teacher of the Year Program.
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Last Reviewed: Thursday, March 16, 2023
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