The Maryland State Department of Education announced the Teachers of the Year from each of the 24 public school systems in the state. The state will announce the 2015 Maryland Teacher of the Year on Oct. 10.
 Dana Reinhardt 3rd Grade, George’s Creek Elementary School, Allegany County
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 Christina Houstian Social Studies, Grades 9-12, Broadneck High School, Anne Arundel County
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 Elizabeth Barletta Math/Science, 5th Grade, Barclay Elementary/Middle School, Baltimore City
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 Anne Cross 5th Grade, Gunpowder Elementary School, Baltimore County
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 Laura Collins Science/Grades 6-8, Plum Point Middle School, Calvert County
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 Chad Shelly Biology/Grades 9-12, Colonel Richardson High School, Caroline County
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 Nicole Heinlein STEM/ELA, 3rd Grade, Carrolltowne Elementary School, Carroll County
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 Kelly O’Hara Social Studies, Grades 9-12, Elkton High School, Cecil County
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 Kimberly King Math, 6th Grade, Milton Somers Middle School, Charles County
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 Thomas Mills Chemistry, Grades 10-12, Cambridge-South Dorchester High School, Dorchester County
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 Erin Doolittle Pre-Kindergarten, Hillcrest Elementary School, Frederick County
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 Ryan Wolf Math, Grades 9-12, Southern Garrett High School, Garrett County
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 Lawrence Jehnert 3rd Grade Teacher, Edgewood Elementary School, Harford County
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 Jody Zepp AP Government & AP Psychology, Hammond High School, Howard County
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 Florence Terrill 3rd Grade, Henry Highland Garnett Elementary School, Kent County
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 Jane Lindsay English, Grade 8, John Poole Middle School, Montgomery County
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 Laura Shelton Science, 8th Grade, Benjamin D. Foulois Creative & Performing Arts Academy, Prince George’s County
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 April Pinder Physical Education, Grades K-4, Church Hill Elementary School, Queen Anne’s County
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 Kathleen Reineke Instructional Resource Teacher, Pre-K-5th Grades, Oakville Elementary School, St. Mary’s County
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 Anna Breland World Languages, Grades 8-12, Crisfield Academy & High School, Somerset County
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 Bridget Whited Art, Grades 9-12, St. Michaels High School, Talbot County
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 Courtney Leard 2nd Grade, Fountaindale School for the Arts, and Academic Excellence, Washington County
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 Lauren Monroe Pre-K, Wicomico Early Learning Center, Wicomico County
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 Brenna Johnson Music & Drama, Grades 7-8, Stephen Decatur Middle School, Worcester County
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Jody Zepp was named Maryland’s Teacher of the Year yesterday and will go on to compete against teachers of the year from all other states for the national title, the Baltimore Sun reports. If she wins at the national level, that would make two in a row, since last year’s Maryland Teacher of the Year, Sean McComb, was named National Teacher of the Year.
She’s 54 years old and lives in Owings Mills, which is kind of close to Howard County. Interesting factoid: She once managed the box office for the Los Angeles Philharmonic but returned to Maryland at age 38 to pursue her dream job.
“It was a vocation and a calling,” the Sun quoted the McDaniel College graduate, who also holds a master’s degree in political science from Syracuse University, as saying. “I sort of ran away toward home.”
Awesome! Congratulations, Ms Zepp.