Teacher of the Year Program
The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Teacher of the Year (TOY) Program is designed to recognize and honor outstanding educators with more than three years of teaching experience at a DoDEA school who exemplify the qualities of professionalism and excellence in our teaching workforce.
The DoDEA TOY Program is modeled after the National Teacher of the Year (NTOY) Program, which is sponsored by the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO). This program provides an avenue for all STOYs to be nationally recognized and compete for the NTOY. The NTOY and all STOYs are presented at the White House. The DoDEA TOY travels to all NTOY activities and takes a semester-long sabbatical to design and implement a project of choice.
Any stakeholder may nominate a DoDEA teacher for this award. Nominees are highly encouraged to participate in the application process.
The purpose of the DoDEA Teacher of the Year program is to recognize and promote excellence in teaching, leading, and Learning. The DoDEA Teacher of the Year program provides avenues for teachers to be honored, awarded, and nationally recognized for their outstanding efforts in providing the best education for our military-connected students.
Originally from Louisiana, Susan Harris-Boring has spent over two decades traveling the world with her family. She has been teaching with DoDEA for five years and has called Germany home for the past nine years. Harris-Boring has a Bachelor of Journalism and Bachelor of Arts in Film Studies from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and a Master of Arts in Teaching from the University of Maryland University College.
Harris-Boring is teaching in the DoDEA Europe Central District at Kaiserslautern Middle School (Kaiserslautern, Germany) for the 2024-2025 school year.
Press Release: DoDEA Announces 2025 Teacher of the Year
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Region |
District |
Teacher |
School |
Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Americas | Mid-Atlantic | Dr. Erica Edwards | Heroes ES | 3rd Grade |
| Southeast | Dr. Tracy Stockdale | McBride ES | 2nd Grade | |
| Europe | Central | Ms. Susan Harris-Boring | Kaiserslautern MS | 6th Grade |
| South | Ms. Katie Wilford | Rota MHS | Special Education | |
| West | Ms. Molly Miller | Liberty IS | 4th Grade | |
| Pacific | East | Ms. Barbara Hertz | Yokosuka MS | Information Specialist |
| South | Mr. Michael Callahan | Amelia Earhart IS | 5th Grade | |
| West | Mr. Edward Rozzi | Humphreys HS | 11th Grade ELA / AP | |
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Dr. Dianesia Jones | Virtual School (DVHS) | Mathematics |
