2025-26 Teachers & Support Staff of the Year

It's Teacher Appreciation Week, the perfect time to reveal our 2025-26 Teachers & Support Staff of the Year.

Each of the following individuals were nominated and chosen by their peers as their school or department honorees. They're wonderful people and excellent representatives of our entire staff of 1,600 educators, administrators, and support staff. 

We will honor each of these individuals and reveal our district's Teacher and Support Staff of the Year at a Back-to-School Celebration in July.

This year's deserving honorees are:

• Avon High School: Wendy Kovach & Ron Dellacca
• Avon Middle School North: Elizabeth Livingston & Katie Rockabrand
• Avon Middle School South: Megan Costello & Michele Retzak
• Avon Middle School West: Bethany Mellen & Amy Nickol
• Cedar Elementary School: Sabrina Martinez & Kim Rogers
• Evergreen Elementary School: Shelby Donahue & Kristin Hurd
• Hickory Elementary School: Tiffany Walter & Valerie Ballou
• Maple Elementary School: Jennifer Miner & Ann Bieber
• Pine Tree Elementary School: Amber Wetzel & Nicia Noyola
• River Birch Elementary School: Jodee Ashby & Esther Wood
• Sycamore Elementary School: Jenni Franz & Krystal Rodriguez
• Willow Elementary School: Deb Marks & Alexis Williams
• White Oak Early Learning Center: Katie Tingle & Mary Cantlebarry
• OASIS: RaeAnne Kimmel
• Administration Center: Chris Baker
• Technology Department: Jennifer Wakefield
• Transportation Department: Dave Peak