Educator of the Year
Meet our 2024 Educator of the Year Winners!
Our esteemed Educator of the Year winners had their mortgage or rent paid for one full year. Additionally, their schools received a $2,500 donation for resources and supplies. Runners up each received a $5,000 cash award plus an additional $1,500 to their schools for resources and supplies.
Rachel Hertz
North Star Elementary School, Bend, OR.
Kindergarten/1st grade
Roxana Campbell
HOLLA School, Portland, OR.
1st grade
Sherry Reeder
Molalla River Middle School, Molalla, OR.
8th grade Special Education
Lynda Beauchamp
Realms Middle School, Bend, OR.
6th grade Math
Michelle Colbert
Fir Ridge Campus, Portland, OR.
9-12th grade Art and CTE
Andrew Gunsul
Sunset High School, Beaverton, OR.
9th and 10th grade World History, U.S. Government and Social Studies.
Dr. Traniece Brown-Warrens
Markham Elementary School, Portland, OR.
Principal
Martine Barnett
Columbia City Elementary, Columbia City, OR.
Principal
Who is eligible?
Any full-time or job-share classroom teacher, counselor, librarian or school administrator of grades Pre-K-12 who is employed by an accredited public, private or charter school in the counties OnPoint serves is eligible for the award.
Oregon
Benton, Clackamas, Clatsop, Columbia, Coos, Crook, Curry, Deschutes, Douglas, Gilliam, Hood River, Jackson, Jefferson, Josephine, Klamath, Lane, Lincoln, Linn, Marion, Morrow, Multnomah, Polk, Sherman, Tillamook, Wasco, Washington, Wheeler, or Yamhill.
Washington
Clark and Skamania.
Official contest rules
