Kansas Master Teacher Awards

Since 1954, select teachers from schools across the state have been nominated, selected and named Kansas Master Teachers. Since 1980, Bank of America has pledged more than $100,000 to endow the Kansas Master Teacher awards permanently.

Publicizing the award

The award selection committee sends information about the Kansas Master Teacher Award through e-mail and hard copy mailings generated from the Kansas State Department of Education website contact list and through social media. To ensure information reaches you, please keep your directory information updated with KSDE. We suggest individuals in charge of the local selection process bookmark this Kansas Master Teacher website.

2025 Kansas Master Teacher Nominations

Nomination form

2024 Kansas Master Teachers

Bre McGranahan, intensive resource teacher at Stanley Elementary, USD 229 Blue Valley
Erica Threatt, K-5 instructional coach at Meadowlark Elementary, USD 480, Liberal
Jennifer Fallin, instructional coach at Washington Elementary, USD 475, Geary County

Jessica Brown, first grade AVID teacher at Sunflower Elementary School, USD 497, Lawrence Public Schools
Jessica Buchanan, engineering teacher at Maize Middle School, USD 266, Maize
Lindsey Dowell, 7-8th grade gifted facilitator at Washburn Rural Middle School, USD 437, Topeka
Sara Hoffman, second grade teacher at Canyon Creek Elementary School, USD 233, Olathe