INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Education today announced the top 10 finalists for the 2023 Indiana Teacher of the Year.
The 2023 Indiana Teacher of the Year finalists are:
• Kathleen Avery, South Bend Community School Corporation
• Amanda Beck, Tippecanoe School Corporation
• Jason Beer, Southwest Allen County Schools
• Tara Cocanower, Bluffton-Harrison Metropolitan School District
• Joshua DeBard, Lebanon Community School Corporation
• Amanda Fox, Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation
• Helen Hearon, Mill Creek Community Schools
• Kelly Hine, Zionsville Community Schools
• Courtney Ramos, MSD of Wayne Township
• Karisa Schwanekamp, Plainfield Community School Corporation
The Indiana Teacher of the Year, who will be announced later this fall, will work to help elevate the teaching profession in Indiana, as well as represent Hoosier teachers at the national level.