A teacher from 26 of the district’s schools was selected to be a 2010–2011 Teacher of the Year. The group of educators will be recognized at an informal reception on September 28 at 5 p.m. at Pontiac Elementary School. A formal reception will be held in February 2011.

These events are coordinated by the Richland Two Teacher Forum, which is comprised of former Teachers of the Year.

Representing the entire district as the 2010- 2011 District Teacher of the Year is Pontiac Elementary School first grade teacher Melissa McCloskey, who will compete for the State Teacher of the Year crown this spring. McCloskey has been teaching for 10 years after working for several years in the corporate world.

District Honor Roll Teachers of the Year are Lara Hodge of Bethel–Hanberry Elementary, Audrey Andrieski of North Springs Elementary, Beth Day of Kelly Mill Middle and Kim Tiedemann of Blythewood High. The distinguished group of teachers has a combined 74 years of teaching in the classroom.
Richland Two’s 2010-
2011 Teachers of the Year
are
Bethel–Hanberry Elementary
School, Lara Hodge
Bookman Road Elementary
School, Cassandra
Bosier
Bridge Creek Elementary
School, Kristen Vigrass
Conder Elementary Integrated
Arts Magnet School,
Jessica Burkett
Forest Lake Elementary
Technology Magnet
School, Rebecca
Humphries
Keels Elementary School,
Marlena Gore
Killian Elementary School,
Gail King
Lake Carolina Elementary
School, Tara Morrison
Nelson Elementary School,
Sarah Johnson

North Springs Elementary
School, Audrey Andrieski
Polo Road Elementary
School, Kelly Lally
Pontiac Elementary
School, Melissa McCloskey
Rice Creek Elementary
School, Jill Weston
Round Top Elementary
Schoo, Mike Lally
Sandlapper Elementary
School, Ruby Goff
Windsor Elementary
School, Emily Drotleff
Blythewood Middle
School, Tameka Sumter
Dent Middle School, Jill
Carroll
Kelly Mill Middle School,
Beth Day
Longleaf Middle School,
Joy Walker
Summit Parkway Middle
School, Norm Ivey
E.L. Wright Middle School,
Kolnecca Johnson
Blythewood High School,
Kim Tiedemann
Richland Northeast High
School, Danny Alston
Ridge View High School,
Gordon Maynes
Spring Valley High School,
Kim Bouchey