2023-24 Staff Awards

    • 2024 Rising Star Award from the Community for Coaches organization — Anders Hanson, Olathe East High School
    • One of seven 2024 Kansas State University High School Science Teacher of the Year awards — Rhonda Reist, Olathe North High School
    • Named by the Kansas State Department of Education as one of three state mathematics finalists for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching — Lindsay Croft, Central Elementary School
    • Area 1 High School Principal of the Year as named by the Kansas Principals Association — Chris Zuck, Olathe Northwest High School
    • Latinx Counselor of the Year award from the Latinx Education Collaborative — Samanta Landa, Olathe North High School
    • 2024 Kansas Master Teacher — Sara Hoffman, Canyon Creek Elementary School
    • 2022-23 Section 5 Boys' Track and Field Coach of the Year as named by the National Federation of State High School Associations — Levi Huseman, Olathe North High School
    • Kansas State High School Activities Association Hall of Fame class of 2024 — Jeff Hulse, Olathe East High School, retired
    • One of three winners of the Principal Advocate Award from the Kansas School Counselor Association — Greg Oborny, Regency Place Elementary School
    • Kansas Athletic Trainers' Society Hall of Fame inductee — Wayne Harmon, Olathe North High School
    • Top 10 finalist for the 2023 National History Teacher of the Year Award — Rachel Swearengin, Manchester Park Elementary School
    • 2024 Kansas Teacher of the Year as named by the Kansas State Department of Education — Taylor Bussinger, Prairie Trail Middle School
    • 2023 Kansas History Teacher of the Year as named by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History — Rachel Swearengin, Manchester Park Elementary School