Minnesota Teacher of the Year finalists named

Minnesota Teacher of the Year finalists named Photo: Education Minnesota.

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Updated: April 07, 2020 01:49 PM
Created: April 07, 2020 01:19 PM

Tuesday, Education Minnesota announced its 10 finalists for the Minnesota Teacher of Year award.

The teachers were selected by a panel that included leaders in the areas of education, government, business and nonprofits. The finalists were selected from a pool of 36 semifinalists. A total of 135 teachers were nominated for the award this year.

The interview panel is set to interview each finalist on June 13.

This year's finalists are:

DeWayne Combs of Murray Middle School, St. Paul Public Schools,
Katie Coulson of Thomas Lake Elementary School, Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District,
Shannon Finnegan of Hopkins High School, Hopkins Public Schools,
Qorsho Hassan of Gideon Pond Elementary School, Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District,
Maya Kruger of St. Anthony Middle School, St. Anthony-New Brighton School District,
Ryan Larson of Pine City Junior/Senior High School, Pine City Public Schools,
Omar McMillan of Richfield STEM School, Richfield Public Schools,
Rachel Steil of Stillwater Area High School, Stillwater Area Public Schools,
Maria Villavicencio of Eden Lake Elementary School, Eden Prairie Schools,
Katie Watland of Lake Park Audubon High School, Lake Park Audubon School District.

Because of the COVID-19 outbreak, The Minnesota Teacher of the Year banquet scheduled for May 3 has been postponed.