2019 Teacher of the Year Winners

2019 National Magnet Principal of the Year

2019 Teacher of the Year. Walter Carter

2019 Teacher of the Year. Walter Carter

Walter Carter
Milford Mill Academy|
Baltimore County Public Schools
Baltimore County, Maryland

Mr. Walter Carter, an automotive services teacher at Milford Mill Academy, distinguishes himself as an automotive professional with a large and ongoing body of knowledge in automotive education.

Mr. Carter has taken his lifetime love and involvement in automotive service to develop a program to expand his students’ knowledge and skills. He has developed relationships with the business community and coordinated internships and externships for the automotive students.

Carter, an ASE certified technician since 1985, has been teaching for 12 years, all of them at Milford Mill Academy. From 2008 – 2014, he served on Maryland’s curriculum writing committee for automotive technology. He is a National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence certified automotive educator and was selected as the school’s own 2019 Teacher of the Year.


Congratulations to our 2019 Regional Teachers of-the-Year:

REGION I

Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont

MARY CASE

Waterbury Arts Magnet School

Theme(s): Art
Grade(s): 6-12
Waterbury Public Schools
Waterbury, Connecticut

REGION II

Delaware, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, The District of Columbia and International

WALTER CARTER

Milford Mill Academy

Theme(s): Arts & Technology
Grade(s): 9-12
Baltimore County Public Schools
Baltimore, Maryland

REGION III

Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands

RAJINI SUNDARARAJ

Martha Ellen Stilwell School of the Arts

Theme(s): Fine & Performing Arts
Grade(s): 9-12
Clayton County Public Schools
Jonesboro, Georgia

REGION IV

Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee

BETSY GRAVES

Broughton Global Studies/Language Immersion Magnet High School

Theme(s): Global Studies, International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, Language Immersion (Spanish & Chinese) beginning in 2 years in connection with magnet pathway elementary and middle schools
Grade(s): 9-12
Wake County Public School System
Raleigh, North Carolina

REGION V

Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas

HEATHER WILLIAMS

South Highlands Academic & Performing Arts Magnet Elementary School

Theme(s): Academic, Visual & Performing Arts
Grade(s): 3-4
Caddo Parish Public Schools
Shreveport, Louisiana


REGION VI

Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin

JILL JENSEN

Glacier Hills Elementary School of Arts & Science

Theme(s): Arts & Science
Grade(s): K-5
District 196
Eagan, Minnesota


REGION VII

Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, American Samoa, Marianas Islands and Trust Territory of the Pacific

SCOTT LAUTZENHEISER

Veterans Tribute Career & Technical Academy

Theme(s): Forensic Science, Criminal Justice Pre-Law, Emergency Medical Services, Law Enforcement, 911 Dispatch
Grade(s): 9-12
Clark County School District
Las Vegas, Nevada


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