Nominees Announced For Teacher of the Year & Beacon Awards

The Chillicothe R-II School District announced the nominees for the 2026 Teacher of the Year and Beacon Awards.

The Teacher of the Year candidates include:

CES (Pre-K – 2nd/Specials) – Ellen Hansen

CES (3rd-5th/Title/SPED) – Heather Davis

CMS – Tony Fairchild

CHS – Traci Norris

GRTS – Brandon Dennis

The Beacon Award nominees include:

CES (Paraprofessionals/PT/Speech/OT/PAT) – Denise Evans

CES (Support Staff) – Lara Cook

CMS – Liz Spainhour

CHS – Michele Murrell

GRTS – Julie Moore

District – Megan Myers

The awards ceremony will be held on January 4^th.