2022-23 Staff Awards

    • Coach with Character award for July from The Blue KC Coaches with Character program — David Youker, Olathe East High School
    • U.S. Track & Field and Cross-Country Coaches Association High School Track & Field Boys Coach of the Year for Kansas — Levi Huseman, Olathe North High School
    • U.S. Track & Field and Cross-Country Coaches Association High School Track & Field Girls Coach of the Year for Kansas — Dee Bell, Olathe West High School
    • Award of Excellence in the Infographic category of the National School Public Relations Association Publications and Digital Media Excellence Awards — Tony Rangel and Erin Schulte, Communications Division
    • Award of Merit in the Annual Report category of the National School Public Relations Association Publications and Digital Media Excellence Awards — Becky Grubaugh, Communications Division
    • Award of Merit in the Internet or Intranet Website category of the National School Public Relations Association Publications and Digital Media Excellence Awards — Marlene Colgan, Communications Division
    • Kansas Head Start Administrator of the Year — Kim Sill, Head Start
    • Kansas Head Start Support Staff of the Year — Sharon Green, Head Start
    • One of three recipients of the Wolfe Teaching Excellence Award given by the University of Kansas — Lorranda Baldridge, Olathe Northwest High School
    • Distinguished Achievement awards in the Kansas School Public Relations Association and Kansas Association of School Boards publications contest — Becky Grubaugh, Marlene Colgan, Tony Rangel, Erin Schulte, Maggie Kolb, Communications Division
    • One of three recipients of the Charles T. Blair-Broeker Excellence in Teaching Award from the American Psychological Association Teachers of Psychology in Secondary Schools — Jennifer Schlicht, Olathe South High School
    • Middle School History Teacher as named by the Kansas Council for History Education — Amy Walker, Summit Trail Middle School
    • Two of five recipients of the Kansas Science Teacher of the Year Award — Staci Cavanaugh, Olathe North High School; Drew Smith, Olathe Northwest High School
    • Kansas finalists for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching — Dr. Betsy Lawrence, Summit Trail Middle School; Sarah Evans, Olathe South High School
    • One of two Region 3 finalists for the 2024 Kansas Teacher of the Year — Taylor Bussinger, Prairie Trail Middle School
    • 2022 KSHSAA Heart of the Arts Award — Laura Klaassen, Olathe East High School
    • Milburn-Reddy Community Award from the Olathe Lions Club — Heather Schoonover, Olathe Public Schools
    • Maintenance of Certification from the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards — Rachel Kufeldt, Prairie Trail Middle School; Sara Mochel, Instructional Resource Center; Sarah Gregory, Clearwater Creek Elementary School; Julie Miller, Instructional Resource Center
    • Region 2 Teacher of the Year from the Kansas Thespians — Amy Hastings, Olathe Northwest High School
    • Edna L. Harrison Pioneer Award from the Kansas Association of School Psychologists — Dr. Kailee Potter, Havencroft and Walnut Grove elementary schools
    • Outstanding Young Music Teachers named by the Kansas Music Educators Association — Danny Lytle, Olathe East High School; Megan Bricks, Forest View Elementary School
    • East Central Kansas Music Educators Association Elementary Music Educator — Michele Bullins, Manchester Park Elementary School
    • 2022 Bruce D. Whitehead  Distinguished Service Award from the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association — Matt Johnson, Olathe Public Schools 
    • Best of Kansas 2022 Presenter named by Kansas World Language Association — Katrina Carey, Olathe East High School
    • Elected vice president of the Kansas World Language Association — Dr. Marta Silva, Olathe North High School
    • Kansas City Chiefs' High School Coach of the Week in the sixth week of the season — Chris McCartney, Olathe North High School
    • Citizen of the Year Award from the United Community Services of Johnson County — Maria Isabel Gutierrez-Flores, migrant advocate
    • Athletic Trainer of the Year Award from the Kansas Athletic Trainers' Society — Erin Washington, Olathe East High School
    • Kansas City Chiefs' High School Coach of the Week in the first week of the season — T.J. O’Neill, Olathe West High School
    • One of 145 winners of the We Love Teachers campaign by Arvest Bank — Corrin Weaver, Countryside Elementary School