Annual Awards Ceremony
The Foundation’s Annual Awards banquet celebrates excellence in Education by honoring outstanding educators and employees nominated from each District 300 school. At this event the Foundation will announce who has been selected as the Distinguished Educator of the Year and Distinguished School Employee of the Year.
2024 Educator & Employee of the Year
School District 300 Foundation for Educational Excellence Honors
2024 Educator and Employee of the Year Winners
Educator of the Year
Meghan Wilson
Carpentersville Middle School
Employee of the Year
Cristina Paniagua
Sleepy Hollow Elementary School
Past Distinguished Educators
2024 Meghan Wilson, Carpentersville Middle School
2023 Zoki Russo – Sleepy Hollow Elementary School
2022 Sarah Thomas – Hampshire High School
2020 Jennifer DeLong, Algonquin Middle School
Lisa Levy, Lake in the Hills Elementary
2019 Jesus Romero, Lakewood Elementary School
2018 Kevin Christian, Jacobs High School
2017 Sean Hough, Gilberts Elementary
2016 MaryBeth DeVore, Lake in the Hills Elementary
2015 Michael York, Hampshire Elementary
2014 Stephen Fodor, Westfield Community School
2013 Jennifer O’Donnell, Lakewood
2012 Cynthia Schneider, Jacobs High School
2011 Kristine Pizzolato, Dundee Middle
2011 Kara Todd, Lincoln Prairie Elementary
2010 Carol Anderson, Neubert Elementary
2009 Barb Jones, Lincoln Prairie Elementary
2009 Carolyn Szabo, Dundee Middle School
2008 Nancy Hatcher, Liberty Elementary
Past Distinguished School Employees
2024 Cristina Paniagua, Sleepy Hollow Elementary School
2023 Melissa Garcia, Carpentersville Middle School
2022 Nancy Whalen, Algonquin Middle School
2020 Keith Gutierrez, Lake in the Hills Elementary
Dena Hernandez, Dundee-Crown High School
2019 Brendann Freeman, Perry Elementary
2018 Angelina Piotrowski, Gilberts Elementary
2017 Maria Rim, Lakewood Elementary
2016 Christopher Orange, Perry Elementary
2015 Celeste Breslow, Golfview Elementary
2014 Tracey Moore, Neubert Elementary
2013 Telesforo Contreras, Westfield Community School
