Educators of the Year

The following are our five annual awards for Michigan District educators.

  • Principal of the Year
  • Elementary (K-8) Teacher of the Year
  • High School Teacher of the Year
  • Early Childhood Director of the Year
  • Early Childhood Teacher of the Year

Nominations are collected each February.

Teachers of the Year – Nomination Form 2025 – Closed

Administrators of the Year – Nomination Form 2025 – Closed

2025 Educators of the Year Recipients

EC Director of the Year – Lisa May – Bethlehem, Saginaw

Principal of the Year – Roger Wolter – Holy Cross, Saginaw

K-8 Teacher of the Year – Penny Pfeiffer – St. Peter, Macomb

EC Teacher of the Year – Kitty Sweitzer – Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, Birmingham

HS Teacher of the Year – Doug Braun – Lutheran Westland

Past Educators of the Year Recipients