Congratulations 2021 Washington State Teacher of the Year!

Congratulations Brooke Brown - 2021 Washington State Teacher of the Year!

And congratulations to all the regional winners! Read more to find out who won in your region.

Brooke Brown
2021 Washington State Teacher of the Year

Puget Sound Educational Service District 121

Franklin Pierce School District

Brooke Brown has taught English and Ethnic Studies at Washington High School for 14 years. As a powerful voice for equity in her building and district, she leads equity trainings, co-leads the school’s equity team, serves on the District equity team, and represents student voice on the school’s Foundation team (focused on addressing the racial opportunity gap by advocating for restorative justice practices and equitable discipline procedures).

Brooke believes that learning is done best in community. She works to center student experiences and reminds them how much she learns from them too. She advocates for educating the whole child, often using content to teach life lessons and challenge her students to look for ways to improve their communities.

Brooke uses her classroom to create a brave, inclusive environment for students to show up authentically by modeling it herself. She teaches her students about radical self-love and the need to cultivate an understanding of their identity as a prerequisite to developing empathy and compassion for others.

Brooke also realizes the need to impact the system in order to positively affect her students and the teaching profession. She is an integral part of the Bridge to College leadership team, where she mentors teachers in her area to support their students in rigorous, relevant coursework. She worked tirelessly to bring Ethnic Studies to her school and district and serves on the OSPI Ethnic Studies Advisory Committee (where she works with a small group of stakeholders to create the framework the state will adopt for Ethnic Studies implementation statewide). She believes in the importance of hiring and retaining staff of color and has worked to mentor teachers in her building. She is committed to her students, her colleagues, and the teaching profession. She believes in each student and gives 100% to everything she does.

2021 Regional Teachers of the Year

Visit the OSPI Website to learn more about these teachers.

• David Buitenveld
  2021 Regional Teacher of the Year - Capital Region Educational Service District 113
  North Thurston Public Schools

• Megan Anderson Reilly
  2021 Regional Teacher of the Year - Educational Service District 105
  Yakima School District

• Erin Lark
  2021 Regional Teacher of the Year - Educational Service District 112
  Vancouver School District

• Chenoa Meagher
  2021 Regional Teacher of the Year - Educational Service District 123
  Kennewick School District

• Jackie Hentges
  2021 Regional Teacher of the Year - North Central Educational Service District 171
  Brewster School District

• Devin Bauer
  2021 Regional Teacher of the Year - Northeast Educational Service District 101
  Nine Mile Falls School District

• Ben Ballew
  2021 Regional Teacher of the Year - Northwest Educational Service District 189
  Arlington School District

• David Tracewell
  2021 Regional Teacher of the Year - Olympic Region Educational Service District 114
  Central Kitsap School District

Posted by OSPI

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