2020-21 Staff Awards

    • 2021 Lowell Milken Center Fellow — Carly Bowden, Oregon Trail Middle School
    • Howard Gadberry Educator Award from the Greater Kansas City Science and Enginering Fair — Marsha Skoczek, Olathe North High School
    • 2021 Kansas Athletic Director of the Year as named by the Kansas Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association — Pat Butler, Olathe West High School
    • President-elect for the Southwest Division of the National Association for Music Education members — Martha Gabel, Instructional Resource Center
    • Heart of the Arts Award from the Kansas State High SChool Activities Association — Eddie Shafer, Olathe East High School
    • 2019-20 Midwest Section Boys Soccer Coach of the Year as named by the National Federation of State High School Associations — Matt Trumpp, Olathe West High School
    • January Sports Under 40 honoree named by the Coach & A.D. and the National High School Athletic Coaches Association — Kalep Stoppel, Olathe East High School
    • 2020-21 Kansas Music Educators Association Teacher of the Year — Elise Peterson, Olathe South High School
    • 2020 Kansas School Counselor Association Principal Advocate of the Year — J.J. Libal, Santa Fe Trail Middle School
    • 2020-21 East Central Kansas Music Educators Association Elementary Music Educator of the Year — Kody Willnauer, Regency Place Elementary School
    • 2020-21 East Central Kansas Music Educators Association Middle Level Band Director of the Year — Nicole Chapple, Oregon Trail Middle School
    • 2020-21 East Central Kansas Music Educators Association Middle Level Choir Director of the Year — Gretchen Harrison, Frontier Trail Middle School
    • 2020-21 East Central Kansas Music Educators Association High School Choir Director of the Year — Elise Peterson, Olathe South High School
    • East Central Kansas Music Educators Association nominee for the Kansas Music Educators Association Administrator of the Year — Jennifer Stoskopf, Prairie Trail Middle School 
    • High School Administrator of the Year as named by the Three Trails District of the National Speech and Debate Association — Jason Herman, Olathe North High School
    • Kansas nominee to the Bruce D. Whitehead Distinguished Service Award from the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association — Matt Johnson, Olathe South High School
    • One of three state finalists for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching — Dena Steen, Ravenwood Elementary School
    • Elected president of the American Association of School Personnel Administrators — Cathy Donovan, Human Resources Division
    • National School Public Relations Association Top 35 Under 35 — Cody Kennedy, Communications Division
    • Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching — Meg Richard, Summit Trail and California Trail middle schools
    • Parent Educator of the Year — Jenny Whitney, Olathe Parents as Teachers
    • Merit Award for social media digital presence from the National School Public Relations Association — Cody Kennedy, Communications Division
    • Honorable Mention for "Azalia's Story" video from the National School Public Relations Association — Tony Rangel, Communications Division
    • Honorable Mention for the 2018-29 Olathe Public Schools Annual Report from the National School Public Relations Associaiton — Communications Division