The Louisiana Department of Education is proud to announce the 2022 Teacher and Principal of the Year Semifinalists.

These
educators are making exceptional gains with students, guiding them to achieve at the highest levels in the state. Their
commitment to student success exemplifies Louisiana’s teaching profession.

All Teacher and Principal of the Year Semifinalists will be honored at the 15 Annual Excellent Educators Awards Gala that will
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be held virtually on the evening of July 16, 2021. This exciting event is co-sponsored by Dream Teachers.

Congratulations to these outstanding educators!

2022 TEACHER OF THE YEAR SEMI-FINALISTS 2022 PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR SEMI-FINALISTS
Allen Parish Lorie Miller Ascension Parish Jeremy Muse

Assumption Parish Rhea Blanchard Bossier Parish David Thrash

Avoyelles Parish Cicely Jacob Caddo Parish Marco French

Beauregard Parish Kaitlyn Richard Calcasieu Parish Ronnie Harvey, Jr.

Bossier Parish Steve Brown East Baton Rouge Parish Claudette Perkins

Caddo Parish Carrie Loridans Jackson Parish Chevonda Leonard

Cameron Parish Courtney King Jefferson Davis Parish Selena Gomes

Central Community School District Kobie Griffin Lafayette Parish Ginger Richard

City of Monroe School District Karari Hanks Lafourche Parish Gregory Cook

Claiborne Parish Andrea Tinsley Lincoln Parish Mary Wilks-Kilgore

DeSoto Parish Leah Darden Livingston Parish John Hill

Evangeline Parish Kayla Joseph Plaquemines Parish Anna Lincoln

Franklin Parish Indya Pruitt Pointe Coupee Parish Lacey Morel Bueche
 2022 TEACHER OF THE YEAR SEMI-FINALISTS 2022 PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR SEMI-FINALISTS
Iberville Parish Michelle Lewis Red River Parish John Dickey III

Jefferson Parish Michele Pellissier Sabine Parish Cynthia Lewing

Lincoln Parish Courtney Martin St. James Parish Becky Louque

Orleans Parish Angela Comeaux-Goodly St. Landry Parish Kellie Rabalais

Ouachita Parish Angela Leach St. Martin Parish Kevin Dugas

Rapides Parish Jeff Kenimer St. Mary Parish Shantell Toups

Richland Parish Ernest Hill St. Tammany Parish Amy Barrow

St. Bernard Parish Annelise Cassar Terrebonne Parish Darrell Dillard

St. Charles Parish Brian Gough Vermilion Parish Patricia Gaspard

St. James Parish Victoria Roussel Vernon Parish Karen Robertson

Zachary Community School District Brittini Matthews West Baton Rouge Parish Cassandra "Cassy" Brou

For questions on the Teacher and Principal of the Year program, please contact excellenteducators@la.gov.