High school honorees are:

• Sharon Gross, choral director, Irving High *

• Jeff Tillerson, precalculus, MacArthur

• Granville Melton, social studies, Nimitz

• Cassandra Bankston, geometry/math, Academy

• Regina James, math, Union Bower

Middle school honorees are:

• Scott Evans, English, Austin

• Lacey Herring, science, Bowie

• Deanna Darr, English, Crockett

• Terrie Huff, reading, deZavala

• Regina Locke, English, Houston

• Terri Anderegg, reading, Lamar

• Janice Kubicek, special education, Travis

• Michael Marchant, reassignment teacher, Secondary Reassignment Center.

Elementary honorees are:

• Amanda Peterson, kindergarten/first grade, Wheeler

• Esmeralda Polanco, bilingual fifth grade, Barton

• Carolyn Von Zurmuehlen, fifth grade gifted & talented/English as a Second Language (ESL), Brandenburg

• David Eckles, third grade ESL, Britain

• Esthela Chavarria, bilingual kindergarten, Brown

• Stacey Martin-Cates, first grade, Davis

• Martha Salazar, bilingual kindergarten, Elliott

• Andrea Asbun, art, Farine

• Claudia Ruiz Gonzalez, bilingual fifth grade, Gilbert

• Deanna Menchaca, fifth grade math, Good

• David Blankenship, third grade ESL, John Haley

• Teressa Brace-Shelton, third grade, Thomas Haley

• Melissa Morris, kindergarten, Hanes

• Jessica Navarro, bilingual fourth grade, Johnston

• Richard Orndoff, life skills, Keyes

• Glenda Shelton, third grade ESL, Lee

• Melinda Rios, bilingual kindergarten, Lively

• Rebecca Mastin, kindergarten ESL, Schulze

• Linda Hoffman, music, Stipes; Myra Scrabeck, bilingual third/fourth grade, Townley

• Melissa Kinkeade, readying recovery and literacy teacher, Townsell *

Early childhood school honorees are:

• Federico Williams, bilingual prekindergarten, Clifton

• Silvia Esparza, prekindergarten, Kinkeade

• Maria Chavira, bilingual head start, Pierce

The Irving ISD Teachers of the Year for 2008-2009 are Melissa Kinkeade, reading recovery and literacy teacher at Townsell Elementary School (IISD Elementary Teacher of the Year) and Sharon Gross, choral director at Irving High School (IISD Secondary Teacher of the Year).