Teachers of the Year
An important part of any student's education is a teacher who sets high expectations for learning, and the Rockwood School District is proud of our highly effective teachers and staff members.
Throughout February, each Rockwood school announced its own Teacher of the Year. That teacher then completes the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) application for the district-level program.
Congratulations to the 31 Rockwood Teachers of the Year for 2025-2026!
Elementary
- Babler - Zach Ebers, Physical Education
- Ballwin - Laura Davis, English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)
- Blevins - Eva Vandegriffe, Art
- Bowles - Stephanie Gravlin, School Counselor
- Chesterfield - Molly Kiesewetter, Fourth Grade
- Ellisville - Claire Griese, First Grade
- Eureka - Haley Spencer, First Grade
- Fairway - Leslie Windler, First Grade
- Geggie - Emily Miller, Second Grade
- Green Pines - Caroline Casey, Fourth Grade
- Kehrs Mill - Claire Shroba, Second Grade
- Kellison - Melissa Stein, Physical Education
- Pond - Jeremy Kellhofer, Fourth Grade
- Ridge Meadows - Katie Reuss, Physical Education
- Stanton - Jordan Espinosa, Librarian
- Uthoff Valley - Angela Reynolds, Second Grade
- Westridge - Jennifer Blanke, Fourth Grade
- Wild Horse - Katie Smith, Fifth Grade
- Woerther - Missy Poertner, Physical Education
- Center for Creative Learning - Laura Edwards, Kindergarten
- Early Childhood Center - Nichole Dyer, Early Childhood Special Education Teacher
Middle School
- Crestview - Colin Hunt, Band
- LaSalle Springs - Bryan Tenny, Industrial Technology
- Rockwood South - Suzanne Shimkus, Sixth- and Seventh-Grade Reading
- Rockwood Valley - Elizabeth Kraemer, Sixth-Grade Social Studies
- Selvidge - Yasmine Gholami, Sixth-Grade Math
- Wildwood - Kimberly Aschoff, Seventh-Grade Social Studies
High School
- Eureka - Morgan Burks, Math
- Lafayette - Brad Balog, Band
- Marquette - Emily Jorgensen, Journalism/Language Arts
- Rockwood Summit - Kacey Schlotz, World Languages (French)