Congratulations to the ISD Teachers of the Year!

We are so incredibly proud to work alongside these outstanding individuals who embody the spirit and mission of the ISD. We deeply appreciate our students and our staff, and we are grateful for these talented, dedicated individuals.

Each district building/department selects their own Teacher of the Year. A panel of judges from the Independence community reads each of their stories and selects the District Teacher of the Year. All 29 of the honorees come together at a breakfast in celebration of their accomplishments, where the District Teacher of the Year is announced.

2023-2024 Independence School District Teacher of the Year: Hailey Hankins – Fifth-grade teacher at Fairmount Elementary School

Abraham Mallinson Elementary School – Tiffani Hull

Blackburn Elementary School – Tiffanie Heller

Bryant Elementary School – Christina Blevins

Cassell Park Elementary School – Aubrielle Paskon

Christian Ott Elementary School – Liz Hite

Clifford H. Nowlin Middle School – Daneh Lindley

Fairmount Elementary School – Hailey Hankins

George Caleb Bingham Middle School – Rebecca Bass

Glendale Elementary School – Leigh Ann Williams

Hanthorn Early Education – Sarah Rousseau

Independence Academy – Anthony Mohr