Thirty-seven educators who exemplify the heart and excellence of #myIrvingISD have been crowned our 2020 Campus Teachers of the Year. Nominated and voted on by their peers, the following honorees will represent their school and the district throughout the 2021-2022 school year:

  •  Gisela Lares, Clifton Early Childhood School
  •  Jessica Diaz, Kinkeade Early Childhood School
  •  Julie Svoboda, Pierce Early Childhood School
  •  Courtney Silverberg, Barton Elementary School
  •  Eva Limones, Brandenburg Elementary School
  •  Sandra Ifasso, Britain Elementary School
  •  Prisma Penzo, Brown Elementary School
  •  Melissa Allen, Davis Elementary School
  •  Melissa Hohnholt, Elliott Elementary School
  •  Rosa Miranda, Farine Elementary School
  •  Norma Camarillo, Gilbert Elementary School
  •  Ashley Contreras, Good Elementary School
  •  Joselyn Castillo, John Haley Elementary School
  •  Shetasha Hudson, Thomas Haley Elementary School
  •  Megan Farber, Hanes Elementary School
  •  Krystal Nelson, Johnston Elementary School
  •  Sofia Villarreal Davila, Keyes Elementary School
  •  Yvette Flippen, Lee Elementary School
  •  Catherine Alfaro, Lively Elementary School
  •  Haifa Zabri, Schulze Elementary School
  •  Julie Robles, Stipes Elementary School
  •  Dr. Josephine Avila, Townley Elementary School
  •  Araceli Orellana, Townsell Elementary School
  •  Julie Kaner, Austin Middle School
  •  Melinda Estrello, Bowie Middle School
  •  Lanell Pena-Hadley, Crockett Middle School
  •  Elliot Collins, de Zavala Middle School
  •  Rashaad Calaham, Houston Middle School
  •  Nicole Brown, Johnson Middle School
  •  Starla Rush, Lamar Middle School
  •  Amber Farrar, Travis Middle School
  •  Liliana Middlebrooks, Irving High School
  •  Stephanie Strike, MacArthur High School
  •  Amber Hager, Nimitz High School
  •  Hayde Reyes, Singley Academy
  •  Olutoyin Makinde, Student Reassignment Center
  •  Julia Dabbousii, Ratteree and Cardwell Career Preparatory Center

Honorees will be formally recognized at the annual Teacher of the Year ceremony on April 29 at Nimitz High School. The celebration will culminate with an announcement of the two finalists selected as Irving ISD’s elementary and secondary District Teachers of the Year.

Congratulations to all our honorees, and thank you for your service and outstanding contributions to Irving ISD!