Meet the 2022 Teach Indy Educator Award Winners
Teach Indy received over 50 applications and 90 nominations from schools across center township.
On Saturday, April 30, Teach Indy hosted the second Teach Indy Educators Conference and concluded the day by recognizing a group of 20 excellent educators across center township. Teachers were nominated by their school leadership, community partners, and/or peers and completed an award application process. All applications underwent a review and selection process with team members from the Indianapolis Mayor’s Office of Education Innovation (OEI), Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS), the 2022 College Football Playoff Host Committee, Five-Star Technology, and Teach Indy Board Members.
Each winner received a certificate, social media recognition, professional development resources, and a $2,000 award. Congratulations to all of these excellent educators!
Let’s meet the award winners:
African American Teacher of the Year
Courtney Walson, George Washington High School- IPS
Center Township Alumni Teacher of the Year
Annette Murdock-Wooldridge, Sankofa School of Success
Community Engagement Award
Kevin Melrose, Northwest Community Middle School- IPS
English Language Arts Teacher of the Year
Abigail (AJ) Bouwma, URBAN ACT Academy
Elementary Teacher of the Year
Brooke Arnett-Holman, Tindley Summit Academy
English as a Second Language (ESL) Teacher of the Year
Tylie Mendoza-Robertson, KIPP Legacy High School
LatinX Teacher of the Year
Karina Calvillo, Vision Academy at Riverside
Math Teacher of the Year
Lydia Walker, Victory College Prep
Mentor Teacher/Coach of the Year
Christina Franz, Emma Donnan Elementary School
OEI Elementary Teacher of the Year
Kristin Keough, Victory College Prep
OEI High School Teacher of the Year
Andrew VanderMeer, Purdue Polytechnic High School
OEI Middle School Teacher of the Year
Jimmy Wingett, Irvington Community Middle School
PE/Health Teacher of the Year
Kelly Totleben-Martin, Vision Academy at Riverside
Science Teacher of the Year
Adam Bogs, Victory College Prep
Secondary Teacher of the Year
Trevor Renwick, Herron High School
Social Studies Teacher of the Year
Makayla Imrie, Christel House Academy at Manual High School
Social-Emotional Champion
Connor McGuire, Victory College Prep
Social Justice Champion
Sarah Terrell, Matchbook Learning at Wendell Phillips School 63
Specials Area/CTE Teacher of the Year
Juan Cahue, Victory College Prep
Special Education Teacher of the Year
Carol Stone, Vision Academy at Riverside
Teach Indy would like to thank our conference sponsors: The Mind Trust, the College Football Playoff Foundation: Extra Yard for Teachers, the 2022 Indy College Football Playoff Host Committee, Agogos, Butler University, Buzzworthy Branding LLC, Educate ME Foundation, Five-Star Technologies, the Indy Summer Learning Labs, Midwest Language Services, Morales Group, Simon Youth Foundation, SPEDACTS, Teach for America- Indianapolis and Teachers’ Treasures for their generous support of the conference and our teacher award winners.