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Alabama

2008 Trina Clark
Speake School
Danville
2007 Leann White
Dean Road Elementary School
Auburn
2006 Debbie Barnes
Vincent Middle-High School
Vincent
2005 Shanetta Holman
Bruce K. Craig Elementary School
Selma
2004 Cynthia Henderson
Kindergarten
Floyd Elementary
Montgomery

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Alaska

2008 Bobbi Jo Erb
Mirror Lake Middle School
Chugiak
2007 Art LaRue
Clark Middle School
Anchorage
2006 Cynthia Murati
Aquarian Charter School
Anchorage
2005 Sharon Russell
Sherrod Elementary School
Palmer
2004 Sherri Baktuit
2nd Grade
Soldatna Elementary
Soldatna

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Arizona

2008 Mike Cohen
Palo Verde Magnet High School
Tucson
2007 Mamie Spillane
L. M. Prince Elementary School
Tucson
2006 Brian Fuller
Peoria High School
Peoria
2005 Susan Goodenberger
Ishikawa Elementary School
Mesa
2004 Nancy Lehmann
Jill Mirza
Kindergarten-1st Grade (Multi-age)
Ocotillo Elementary
Phoenix

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Arkansas

2008 Will Fenton
Martin Luther King Elementary
Little Rock
2007 Mylet Trotter
Salem Elementary School
Salem
2006 Kathy Williams
Forest Heights Middle School
Little Rock
2005 Amanda Taylor
Wakefield Elementary School
Little Rock
2004 Iris Stevens
Ashley Brown
8th Grade English
Douglas MacArthur Junior High
Jonesboro

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California

2008 Mike Tussey
De Portola Middle School
San Diego
2008 Pamela Leestma
Valley Christian Elementary
Bellflower
2007 Jose Nino
Corona High School
Corona
2007 Pamela Durkee
York School
Monterey
2006 Aimee Garcia
Victoriano Elementary School
Moreno Valley
2005 Amy Froeschle
Webster Elementary School
Pasadena
2004 Tim Brooks
7th and 8th Grade Algebra
Loma Vista Middle School
Riverside

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Colorado

2008 Melinda Krause
Ponderosa Elementary School
Aurora
2007 Alan Pocock
Cheyenne Mountain High School
Colorado Springs
2006 Bridget Chiarito
Summit School
Longmont
2005 Deanna Patrick
Sierra High School
Colorado Springs
2004 Tamara Rhone
9th-12th Grade History
East High School
Denver

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Connecticut

2008 Raisa Roginsky
Guilford High School
Guilford
2008 Carol Chen-Lin
Choate Rosemary Hall
Wallingford
2007 Dean Graziano
Somers High School
Somers
2006 Leon Strecker
Darien High School
Darien
2005 Karen Davenport
Housatonic Valley Regional High School
Falls Village
2004 Barbara Zirazadeh
Reading Specialist; Former 1st and 2nd Grade Teacher
WB Sweeney School
Willimantic

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District of Columbia

2008 Casey Fullerton
KIPP: DC Key Academy
Washington
2006 John Mahoney
Benjamin Banneker Academic High School
Washington
2005 Shadwick Jenkins
Friendship-Edison Public Charter School
Washington
2004 Meghan Littl
5th Grade Math
KIPP Academy
DC

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Delaware

2008 Tonyea Mead
Milton Elementary School
Milton
2007 Theresa Thompson
McIlvaine Early Childhood Center
Magnolia
2006 Patricia Masten
Milford High School
Milford
2005 JoAnne Deshon
Downes Elementary School
Newark
2004 Linda Tascione1
1-12th Grade Special Education
English
Delcastle Technical High School
Wilmington

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Florida

2008 Sandra Prew
Key Largo School
Key Largo
2007 Martha Adams
St. Brendan High School
Miami
2007 Susan Leeds
Howard Middle School
Orlando
2006 Ronald Reece
Winter Haven High School
Winter Haven
2005 Neva Weisskopf
Alva Middle School
Alva
2004 Ann Goodman
Physical Education for Special Education
Sidney Lanier-Anchor School
Gainesville

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Georgia

2008 Elletta Denson
Stonewall Tell Elementary School
College Park
2007 Nancy Lorenz
Vanderlyn Elementary
Dunwoody
2006 Megan Paternostro
Due West Elementary School
Marietta
2005 Harriett Thompson
Rainbow Elementary School
Decatur
2004 Varavarnee Vaddhanayana
High School English as a Second Language Lab
Clarkston High School
Clarkston

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Hawaii

2008 Dale Olive
Waiakea High School
Hilo
2007 Sarah Ferreira
E.B. DeSilva Elementary School
Hilo
2006 Phyllis Nakama-Kawamoto
Mililani 'Ike Elementary School
Mililani
2005 Rory Vierra
Moanalua Middle School
Honolulu
2004 Pat Rice
6th-8th Grade English—Principal
Waimea Middle School
Kamuela

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Idaho

2008 Vana Richards
Carberry Intermediate School
Emmett
2007 Jill Berg
Roberts Elementary School
Roberts
2006 Kathleen Cawrse
Crossroads Middle School
Meridian
2005 Peggy Fiske
Kendrick High School
Kendrick
2004 Mary Jo Pearson
1st Grade
Lewis and Clark Elementary
Pocatello

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Illinois

2008 Veronica Herrera
McKinley Park Elementary School
Chicago
2007 William Vaananen
Wescott Elementary
Northbrook
2006 Brent Hanchey
Nancy B. Jefferson Alternative High School
Chicago
2005 Michelle Twohy
Western Trails School
Carol Stream
2004 Teresa Turner
5th Grade
Barbour Two-Way Language Immersion
Rockford

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Indiana

2008 Nancy McGriff
South Central Elem/Jr/Sr High
Union Mills
2007 Jon Carl
F. J. Reitz High School
Evansville
2006 Jon Siau
North High School
Evansville
2005 Margaret Hollies
Carmel Middle School
Carmel
2004 Janet Ward
3rd Grade
Norton Elementary
Gary

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Iowa

2008 Alice Kurtz
Irving Weber Elementary School
Iowa City
2007 Heather Youde
Remsen-Union Middle School
Remsen
2006 Bret Greve
Harris-Lake Park Elementary School
Harris
2005 Judy Kinley
Lovejoy Elementary School
Des Moines
2004 John Marshall
5th Grade
Carter Lake Elementary
Carter Lake

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Kansas

2008 Suzy Blair
Gardner-Edgerton High School
Gardner
2007 Stephanie Shephard
Wheatridge Middle School
Gardner
2006 Bill Ratliff
Baldwin Elementary School Intermediate Center
Baldwin City
2005 Lisa Akard
Ware Elementary School
Ft. Riley
2004 Angie Miller
Junction City
7th and 8th Grade Math
Middle School
Junction City

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Kentucky

2008 Laura Sanders
Cumberland Trace Elementary
Bowling Green
2007 Kelva Nelson
Crabbe Elementary
Ashland
2006 Sheree Breitholle
Collins Elementary School
Florence
2005 Julie Reid
Sorgho Elementary School
Owensboro
2004 Donna Carrier
5th Grade
Oakland Elementary
Bowling Green

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Louisiana

2008 Joseph Weilbaecher
Edna Karr School
New Orleans
2008 Linda Messina
St. Joseph's Academy
Baton Rouge
2007 Don Comeaux
Belle Chasse High School
Belle Chasse
2006 Michelle Brand Buchanan
Alexandria Middle School
Alexandria
2005 Lamar Cranston
Pinecrest Elementary/Middle School
West Monroe
2004 Carol Stewart
Elementary School Reading Coach
Louisiana School for the Deaf
Baton Rouge

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Maine

2008 Brad Ciechomski
Harrison Middle School
Yarmouth
2007 Pamela Abzan
Lewiston Regional Technical Center
Lewiston
2006 Luci Levesque
Capital Area Technical School
Augusta
2005 Trisha Smith
Holbrook School
Holden
2004 Doug Worthley
Chemistry
Cape Elizabeth High School
Cape Elizabeth

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Maryland

2008 Amy Corbman
Greencastle Elementary
Silver Spring
2007 Carrie Holmes
KIPP: Ujima Village Academy
Baltimore
2006 Diana Kolego
Hickory Elementary School
Bel Air
2005 Anshu Randhawa
Folly Quarter Middle School
Ellicott City
2004 Jim Bucy
Allegany High
11-12th Grade Math
Cumberland

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Massachusetts

2008 Yelena Alekseyeveta
Highland Elementary
Westfield
2007 Kate Shepard
University Park Campus School
Worcester
2006 Janet Duffy
Hingham High School
Hingham
2005 Joanne Jackmauh
George Kelly Elementary School
Chelsea
2004 Lynn Cowles
4th Grade
Talmage Elementary
Springfield

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Michigan

2008 Judy Walton
Northern High School
Grand Rapids
2007 Angela Tweddale
St. Andrew's School
Grand Rapids
2007 Brent Vasicek
Miami Elementary School
Clinton Township
2006 Leroy Thompson
Weiss Elementary School
Saginaw
2005 Hamzah Abdur-Rahman
Burton International School
Detroit
2004 Wendy Williams-Thornton
4th Grade
Timbuktu Academy
Detroit

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Minnesota

2008 Kim Wieber du Saire
Park Spanish Immersion School
St. Louis Park
2007 Wendy Harstad
Circle of Life School
White Earth
2006 Mark Thompson
Como Park Elementary School
St. Paul
2005 Cindy Grindy
Duluth East High School
Duluth
2004 Brandon Phillips
5th Grade
Dayton's Bluff Achievement Plus Elementary
St. Paul

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Mississippi

2008 Dawn Wells
Clausell Elementary School
Jackson
2007 Kris Hollis
West Point High School
West Point
2006 Brandy Bailey
Oak Grove Central Elementary School
Hernando
2005 Penny Barnes
Rowan Elementary School
Hattiesburg
2004 Sharon Turner
5th Grade
George Elementary School
Jackson

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Missouri

2008 Cathy Wittrock
Cedar Springs Elementary School
House Springs
2007 Larry Becker
Blue Ridge Christian School
Kansas City
2007 Melissa Hensley
Milan C-2 Elementary
Milan
2006 Christina Compton
Ravenwood Elementary School
Kansas City
2005 Molly Oilar
Southern Boone SchoolCounty Elementary
Ashland
2004 Brooke Haygood
2nd Grade
Randall Elementary
Independence

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Montana

2008 Rachel Bright
Radley Elementary School
East Helena
2007 Carmie Espinoza
Arlee Elementary School
Arlee
2006 Joanie Bowen
Cherry Valley Elementary School
Polson
2005 Harriet Gagnon
Irving International School
Bozeman
2004 Robert Truax
9th-12th Grade Science
Great Falls High School
Great Falls

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Nebraska

2008 Kelly Carver
Mockingbird Elementary
Omaha
2007 Tara Tess
Washington Elementary
Omaha
2006 Cindy Lanik
Hemingford Elementary School
Hemingford
2005 Tyler Berzina
Millard West School
Omaha
2004 Allison Davis
8th Grade
Adam's Middle School
North Platte

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Nevada

2008 Pamela Tognoli
Yerington Elementary School
Yerington
2007 Peggy Summers
Silvestri Junior High School
Las Vegas
2006 Tammy White
Proctor R. Hug High School
Reno
2005 Kathy Johnson
Marvin Moss Elementary School
Reno
2004 Debbie Christian
3rd Grade
Anderson Elementary
Reno

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New Hampshire

2008 Amy Bielunis
Mt. Lebanon Elementary
West Lebanon
2007 John Edmondson
Hampstead Middle School
Hampstead
2006 Sheli Judd
Pittsburgh School
Pittsburgh
2005 Philip Martin
Campbell High School
Litchfield
2004 Susan Potthoff
Kindergarten
Bakersville Elementary
Manchester

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New Jersey

2008 Lynn Kesselman
Egg Harbor Township High School
Egg Harbor Township
2007 Catalina Villasuso
Edward T. Bowser Sr. Unique School of Excellence
East Orange
2006 Amy Edinger
J.F. Cooper School
Cherry Hill
2005 LeRae Reagans
TEAM Academy Charter School
Newark
2004 Carolyn Pendleton
Barbara Saunders
4th Grade
Brighton Avenue School
Atlantic City

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New Mexico

2008 Janna Stewart
Mountain View Middle School
Rio Rancho
2007 Jonathan Koelling
South Valley Academy
Albuquerque
2006 Bradd Schulke
East Mountain High School
Sandia Park
2005 Ms. Ramona Corona
Duranes Elementary School
Albuquerque
2004 Shari Nelson
5th Grade
Mesa Elementary
Shiprock

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New York

2008 Jeff Li
KIPP AMP Academy
Brooklyn
2007 Nick Timpone
Harlem Village Academy
New York
2006 Adam Barr
Mohonasen High School
Schenectady
2005 Jo Anne Miltenburg
Farmingdale High School
Farmingdale
2004 Kim Harris-Pappin
3rd-4th Grade English
Rachel Windler
3rd-4th Grade Math
Adlai Stevenson School (School #29)
Rochester

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North Carolina

2008 Amy Maxey
West Forsyth High School
Clemmons
2007 Donald Fought
Southeast Middle School
Kernersville
2006 Alonda Singletary
Piedmont Open Middle School
Charlotte
2005 Loretta Armstrong
Pauline Jones Elementary School
Fayetteville
2004 Jann McCombs
7th Grade Math
Kannapolis Middle School
Kannapolis

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North Dakota

2008 Marcia Wahlstrand
Carl Ben Eielson Elementary
Grand Forts Air Force Base
2007 Tim Delmore
Red River High School
Grand Forks
2006 Vickie Kelly
Oakes Elementary School
Oakes
2005 Shannon Lawrence
Madison Elementary School
Fargo
2004 Arlene Kendal
1st Grade
St. John Elementary
Saint John

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Ohio

2008 Elizabeth Lutz-Hacket
Yellow Springs High School
Yellow Springs
2007 Terra Mann
Worley
Canton
2006 Sharon Crambit
Whitwell Elementary School
Ironton
2005 Fred Dillon
Strongsville High School
Strongsville
2004 Donna Sollars
Chillicothe

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Oklahoma

2008 Margaret McBeath
McAelster High School
McAlester
2007 Michael Kraus
Western Oaks Middle School
Bethany
2006 David Williams
Woodward Middle School
Woodward
2005 Annette Dake
Bridge Creek Elementary School
Blanchard
2004 Patty Berkley
3rd Grade
Oologah Lower Elementary
Oologah

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Oregon

2008 Tess Miller
Lincoln Park Elementary
Portland
2007 Lynne Fowler
Raleigh Park
Portland
2006 Maranda Alcala
Salish Ponds Elementary School
Fairview
2005 Mary Pat Ball
Lincoln Elementary School
Corvallis
2004 Evelyn Kennedy
Kindergarten-5th Grade Reading
La Pine Elementary
Bend

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Pennsylvania

2008 Angila Kirkessner
Hannah Penn Middle Schoo
York
2008 Sister Alice M. Hess
Archbishop Ryan High School
Philadelphia
2007 Steven Portman
Copper Beech Elementary School
Glenside
2006 Brenda Hartman
Park Forest Elementary School
State College
2005 Stephen Watson
E.H. Phillips Elementary School
Harrisburg
2004 Melissa Marcks
5th Grade
Ritter Elementary School
Allentown

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Rhode Island

2008 Tina Pelit
Harry Kizirian Elementary School
Providence
2007 Dianne Shamirian
Quidnessett Elementary School
North Kingstown
2006 Brenda Glover
Stony Lane Elementary School
North Kingstown
2005 Rick Hopper
Hampden Meadows School
Barrington
2004 David Neves
Music
Scituate High School
North Scituate

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South Carolina

2008 Ruth Truluck
Wando High School
Mt. Pleasant
2007 Wanda Green
Guinyard Elementary School
St. Matthews
2006 Julie Macker
Brennen Elementary School
Columbia
2005 Anthony Dixon
St. Stephen Elementary School
St. Stephen
2004 Connie Boleman
Visual Arts
Saluda River Arts Academy
Columbia

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South Dakota

2007 Lisa Pingrey
Custer Middle School
Custer
2007 Mike Olson
Bennett Co Jr Sr High School
Martin
2006 Lois Stuefen
Elkton Elementary School
Elkton
2005 Lloyd Trautmann
DIAL Virtual School
2004 Karen Lukens
2nd Grade
Hawthorne Elementary
Sioux Falls

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Tennessee

2008 Kay Hart
Scotts Hill High School
Reagan
2007 Kevin McGhee
Dogwood Elementary School
Knoxville
2006 Myra Govea de Arce
Snowden School
Memphis
2005 Melanie Fangman
Taylor Elementary School
Cleveland
2004 Heidi Cofer
Lynda Land
Penny King
1st Grade
Woodmore Elementary
Chattanooga

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Texas

2008 Julissa Gonzalez
Valley View Elementary
Pharr
2007 Beverly Herrera
J. B. Alexander High School
Laredo
2006 Leciana Gabor
Asher Silberstein School
Dallas
2005 Daniel Leija
Gregorio Esparza School
San Antonio
2004 Pam Blackwell
4th Grade
Fehl Elementary
Beaumont

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Utah

2008 Eric Kern
Rees Elementary School
Spanish Fork
2008 Mike Roberts
Rowland Hall- St. Mark's School
Salt Lake City
2007 Jose Fanjul
West High School
Salt Lake City
2006 Brenda Beyal
Rees Elementary School
Spanish Fork
2005 Jerry Mangus
Plymouth Elementary School
Taylorsville
2004 Emma Clisante
1st Grade
Ogden Preparatory Academy
Ogden

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Vermont

2008 David Ely
Champlain Valley Union High School
Hinesburg
2007 Anne Corrigan
Mary Hogan Elementary School
Middlebury
2006 Linda Gilbert
Dothan Brooks Elementary School
White River Junction
2005 Sharon Fadden
Danville School
Danville
2004 Janet Steward
Kindergarten-1st Grade
Morristown Elementary
Morristown

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Virginia

2008 Shameka Hardy
Booker T. Washington High School
Norfolk
2007 Steve Rapp
A. Linwood Holton Governor's School
Abingdon
2006 Margaret Crews
Cluster Sprints Elementary School
South Boston
2005 Waverly Davidson
Madison Heights Elementary School
Madison Heights
2004 Vanessa Jones
5th Grade
Carleton Howell
3rd Grade
Thurgood Marshall Elementary
Chesapeake

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Washington

2008 Jeffrey Wehr
Odessa High School
Odessa
2007 Leslie Huebner
Kirkwood Elementary
Toppenish
2006 Angie Dorman
Warden High School
Warder
2005 Terri Placentia
Tacoma School of the Arts
Tacoma
2004 Lisa Horn
4th Grade
Gild Rey Elementary
Auburn

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West Virginia

2008 Lucinda Goudz
Fairview Elementary School
Fairview
2007 Doug Martin
Mingo Career & Technical Center
Delbarton
2006 Bridgette Pendelton
Lashmeet/Matoaka Elementary School
Matoaka
2005 Virginia Shaw
Marlinton Elementary School
Marlinton
2004 Jennifer Walton
3rd Grade
Spring Hill Elementary
Huntington

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Wisconsin

2008 Mary Oplawski
Randall Consolidated School
Burlington
2007 Edward Richerson
Milwaukee College Prep
Milwaukee
2006 Rick Stewart
Lincoln Middle School
La Crosse
2005 Jodi Jari
Merrill Elementary School
Oshkosh
2004 Tami Doetch
3rd and 4th Grade
Wilson Elementary
Janesville

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Wyoming

2008 Laura Drake
Goins Elementary School
Cheyenne
2007 Kimberly Wyman
West Side Elementary
Worland
2006 Ken Hampton
McKinley Elementary School
Casper
2005 Marcia Gaines
Clear Creek School
Buffalo
2004 Donna Perrin
Special Education
Star Valley High
Afton

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