Bloomington teachers among candidates for MN Teacher of the Year

Published on Jan 26, 2023
2023 MN Teacher of the Year Nominees

Ten Bloomington Public Schools teachers were nominated as candidates for the 2023 Minnesota Teacher of the Year program:

  • Jill Andersen, Grade 3 (Ridgeview Elementary)
  • Serena Christensen, Grade 2 (Washburn Elementary)
  • Kristina Ebert, Science (Valley View Middle School)
  • Beth Kiene, Science (Jefferson High School)
  • Angela Mahowald, Grade 5 (Hillcrest Community School)
  • Ryan Pedersen, Art (Jefferson High School)
  • Scyler Shearer, Music (Hillcrest Community School)
  • Ashly Tritch, Computer Science (Olson Middle School)
  • Laurel Wiehe, Social Studies (Kennedy High School) 
  • Jeff Zupfer, Music (Normandale Hills Elementary) 

The Minnesota Teacher of the Year program is organized by Education Minnesota. This achievement is the oldest and most prestigious recognition program to honor excellence in education.

Qualified leaders from the fields of education, business, government, nonprofit and philanthropy will serve as panelists to narrow the candidates over the next few weeks. In March, the panel will reconvene with additional material from semi-finalists to choose a group of finalists. 

Once a final candidate is selected, they will serve as an advocate and spokesperson for teachers statewide. Learn more about the distinguished honor here at bit.ly/EduMN-toty