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Since 1952, one of Michigan's outstanding teachers has been named our state's Teacher of the Year. The Michigan Teacher of the Year serves as a representative and advocate for Michigan's more than 90,000 teachers, working with 9 fellow Regional Teachers of the Year as the Michigan Teacher Leadership Advisory Council (MTLAC) to share feedback and input on educational policies and initiatives with MDE and propose ways to enhance student learning. Each Regional Teacher of the Year brings recognition to the district he or she represents and has expanded opportunities for professional development at the state level and additional opportunities to share their experience and expertise.
Each month, the Michigan Teacher of the Year attends State Board of Education meetings as a non-voting member of the board and presents on issues of importance to teachers across the state with one of the Regional Teachers of the Year. In addition to meeting with state legislative and educational leadership, the Michigan Teacher of the Year can meet national leaders and work with their fellow state teachers of the year from other U.S. states and territories through programming arranged by the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO), the organization which coordinates the National Teacher of the Year program. Each year's Michigan Teacher of the Year is Michigan's applicant for National Teacher of the Year.
As part of the CCSSO's programming for state teachers of the year, the Michigan Teacher of the Year attends four national conferences, including Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama. The recipient of the Michigan Teacher of the Year award is eligible to participate in the Ricard W. Riley College of Education and Leadership program at Walden University through a scholarship opportunity.
Thank you to the Meemic Foundation for its continued sponsorship and support of the Michigan Teacher of the Year, the Regional Teachers of the Year and the Michigan Teacher Leadership Advisory Council (MTLAC).
Congratulations to the 2024-25 Michigan Teacher of the Year: Kelley Cusmano, Rochester High School, Rochester Community Schools
Kelley Cusmano is an English & Student Leadership Teacher Leader at Rochester High School in Rochester. She is in her 19th year of teaching and has taught in Rochester since 2008. She serves as the ELA curriculum consultant for Rochester Community Schools as well as on the Michigan Association of Student Councils Advisory Board. In March 2017 she was named MASC Adviser of the Year. Previously, she was an ASCD Emerging Leader (’16) and participated in the Teacher Leadership Initiative sponsored by the NEA. In 2018, she was part of a team of educators that organized the MI Governor’s Summit on Education and Talent. Currently, she is an at-large representative for the Michigan ASCD organization and serves on the CEO Board for the Teach Plus Organization.
