Top teachers, staff honored at 2023 Inspire Celebration

Northwest ISD announced its Teachers of the Year and honored the top educators and staff across the district at its annual Inspire Celebration on Thursday, April 6, showcasing the tremendous teaching talent and staff support throughout the district.

With a strong field of educators competing for the overall district teaching honors, Paola Morales of Roanoke Elementary School earned the Elementary Teacher of the Year honor, while Amberley Tanner of Steele Early College School earned Secondary Teacher of the Year recognition. With these commendations, Ms. Morales and Ms. Tanner will now represent the district in the Region XI Teacher of the Year competition, which spans 76 pubic school districts as well as charter and private schools across and area of 7,843 square miles.

Additionally, all 31 Northwest ISD schools named their Exemplar Educators of the Year, honoring the district’s top teachers by campus for the 2022-2023 academic year. Northwest ISD’s Exemplar Educators, seen below, were selected following a rigorous process on their campus that evaluated their leadership, motivation and effectiveness in the classroom.

The Inspire Celebration also acknowledged the district’s Employees of the Year, retirees and some of Northwest ISD’s longest-serving staff members celebrating their major work anniversary milestones. Photographs of the ceremony can be found on the district's Flickr page.