Twenty-four teachers from across North Carolina have been selected as finalists for the 2023 North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching (NCCAT) Career and Technical Education Teacher of the Year Award in honor of their dedication, innovation, and ability to inspire students to achieve.
One of these talented educators will be named the NCCAT 2023 NC CTE Teacher of the Year. The award is scheduled to be presented on October 19, 2023, at the Bardo Center on the Western Carolina University campus. The finalists will be at the NCCAT campus in Cullowhee for professional development the week of October 16-20, 2023.
“Each day in schools, Career and Technical Education teachers inspire and guide students to important future careers and roles in society,” NCCAT Executive Director M. Brock Womble said. “Taking time to honor excellent Career and Technical Education educators across our state through the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching (NCCAT) 2023 NC CTE Teacher of the Year program is important, as we are continually striving to elevate the teaching profession and emphasize the significance of the work educators do every day. Congratulations to these finalists and the school districts they represent. We look forward to having them with us for a week of professional development and a special night to honor the teaching profession.”
The NCCAT 2023 NC CTE Teacher of the Year finalists are:
|
Finalist |
District |
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Joseph (Joe) Miciotto |
Alamance-Burlington Schools |
|
Dewayne Krege |
Avery County Schools |
|
Andrea Gladden |
Burke County Public Schools |
|
Brittany Childers |
Cabarrus County Schools |
|
Hollie Schratwieser |
Camden County Schools |
|
Michelle (Mikie) Broadhurst |
Carteret County Schools |
|
Chadwick (Chad) Rorie |
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools |
|
Bobbie Jones |
Clay County Schools |
|
Ashley McCullen |
Cumberland County Schools |
|
John Spillman |
Davidson County Schools |
|
Casey Spear |
Edenton-Chowan Public Schools |
|
Kimberly (Kim) Osborne |
Guilford County Schools |
|
George (Rob) Jones |
Harnett County Schools |
|
Mario Malabunga |
Hoke County Schools |
|
Kim Williams |
Jackson County Schools |
|
Matthew Barnhill |
Johnston County Schools |
|
Joel (Jay) Campbell |
New Hanover County Schools |
|
Sheri Hale |
Pamlico County Schools |
|
Kurt Garner |
Pitt County Schools |
|
Candace Grimsley |
Public Schools of Robeson County |
|
Heather McNeely |
Transylvania County Schools |
|
Thomas Kohlbrenner |
Union County Schools |
|
Barnanne Creech |
Wake County Public Schools |
|
Thelma Kastl |
Wilkes County Schools |