Tiffany Richard is 2012 Kansas Teacher of the Year
Tiffany Richard, a high school biology, chemistry and AVID program teacher at Olathe East High School, is the 2012 Kansas Teacher of the Year. She is a member of Olathe NEA.
As a science teacher, Richard said she wants to help her students rediscover the wonder and curiosity they felt about the world when they were small children.
"Science is a subject we have been enjoying since we first wondered why the sky is blue," she said. "My daily challenge is to bring my students back to the stage of wondering about and questioning the world around them."
"Teaching is the greatest privilege a person can have," Richard added. "Creating a positive and lasting impact on the lives of young adults is an honor that I have each day."
KNEA participated in the selection process and in the KTOY Leadership Conference.
The rest of the 2012 KTOY Team are the 2012 finalists are Carla Goertzen, a fourth-grade teacher at Buhler Grade School in Buhler; Amelia S. Adams, a seventh- and eighth-grade Spanish and teen leadership teacher at West Middle School in Liberal; Sherry L. Helus, a third-grade teacher at West Elementary School in Wamego; Michael C. Pickman, a 10th-grade language arts teacher at Prairie View High School in La Cygne; Emily K. Fleming, a kindergarten teacher at Hazel Grove Elementary School in Kansas City, KS; Christopher D. Christian, a fifth-grade teacher at Pray-Woodman Elementary School in Maize; and Elizabeth A. Roberts, a high school language arts, AVID and Future Educators teacher at Wichita North High School.
