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2026 CCSD Teachers of the Year (by school)

On behalf of CCSD, we would like to congratulate all of the teachers who have been selected as their school's 2026 Teacher of the Year!

A.C. Corcoran Elementary School Mary Scott
Academic Magnet High School Karla Phillips
Angel Oak Primary School Tyler Truman
Ashley River Creative Arts ES Bonnie Walton
Baptist Hill High School Byron Graham
Baptist Hill Middle School Kevin Butler
Belle Hall Elementary School  Alexandria Sirles
Buist Academy for Advanced Studies Margaret DeSa
Burke High School  Shadae Taylor
Camp Road Middle School Megan Reidy
Carolina Park Elementary Jacqueline Gold
Carolina Voyager Charter School Catherine Vukelic
CE WIlliams South Middle School Rochelle Beckstine
CEWN Heather Love
Charles Pinckney Elementary School Paige Hoagland
Charleston Charter School for Math & Science Cassidy Batiz
Charleston Development Academy Public Charter School Rosanne Lady Latimer
Charleston Progressive Academy Valerie Muhammad
Chicora Elem. Valencia Wigfall
Cooper River CAS Dr. Kimberly Roper
Daniel Jenkins Academy Fatieka Stevens
Deer Park Middle School Ericka Alston
Drayton Hall Elementary Darlinda Cox
Dunston Julie Sorensen
E.B. Ellington ES Kashe Hamlin
Early College High School Brenna Grant
East Cooper CAS Howard “Andy” Streets
East Cooper Montessori Charter Alana Vest
Edith L. Frierson Jae Schmitz
Gifted & Talented Jennifer McDuffie
Harbor View Shane Halse
Haut Gap Middle School Brett Sheridan
Hunley Park Jade Sheehan-Connolly
James B Edwards Jennifer Waite
James Island Charter High School Steven Tanner Tucker
James Island Elementary Katharine Marsico
James Simons Montessori Cecilia Menniti
Jane Edwards Elementary School Amy Anderson
Jennie Moore Elementary School Lauren Scott
Johns Island Elementary School Katrina Rohrer
Ladson Elementary School Shelby Branch
Ladson Primary School Phoebe Popelka
Laing Middle School Kyle Staats
Lambs Elementary School James Williams
Laurel Hill Primary School Lindsay Bruorton
Liberty Hill Academy Brittney Morgan
Lucy Beckham High School Anthony Galavotti
Malcolm C. Hursey Montessori School Elizabeth Rickel
Mamie P. Whitesides Elementary Margaret Carter (Suzi)
Mary Ford EL & FC Rachel Meyer
Meeting Street Burns Jigisha Patel
Memminger Elementary School Erin Woods
Midland Park Primary School Taylor Haigler
Military Magnet Academy Regina Duggins
Minnie Hughes Elementary School Leslie Riley
Mitchell Elementary School Darvin Harvey
Morningside Middle School Domonique Finley
Moultrie Middle School Caffey McCarty
Mt. Pleasant Academy Melanie Smith
Murray-LaSaine Montessori School Kimberly Vennewald
North Charleston Creative Arts Elementary Meghan Norvell
North Charleston Elementary School Theresa Cardello
North Charleston High School Daphne Foster
Northwoods Middle School Jacqueline Clarke
Oakland Elementary School Dana Allen Raffetto
Orange Grove Heather Licayan
Pepperhill Elementary School Thomas Robinson
Pinehurst Elementary School Amy Cook
RB Stall High School Joe Bessinger
Sanders-Clyde Creative Arts Sharon Wade
Septima P. Clark Academy Everette Tipton
Simmons-Pinckney Middle School Marjorie White
School of the Arts Patrick Martin
Springfield Elementary School Erika Whitesides
St. Andrew's School of Math and Science Victoria Geyer
St. James Santee Elementary Middle Julie Garrett
St. John's High School Rebecca Wheatley
Stiles Point Elementary School Erin Tarpley
Stono Park Elementary School Elissa Flavin
Sullivan's Island Elementary School Sarah Bullock
The West Ashley Center for Advanced Studies Jessica Burnside
Thomas C. Cario Middle School Rosalind Stever
Turning Point Academy/Juvenile Detention Center Victoria Douglass
W.B. Goodwin Elementary School Jenah Wood
Wando High School Diane Krishon
West Ashley Head Start/ Early Head Start Mrs. Hollie Ancrum
West Ashley High School Bradley Blake
Zucker Middle School Rayna Middleton