Superintendent of the Year
Congratulations to
Dr. Andrew Houlihan
from
Union County Public Schools
for being selected as the
2025
Southwest Education Alliance
Superintendent of the Year!
Principal of the Year
Congratulations to
Kelly Withrow
from
Lincoln County Schools
for being named the
2025
Southwest Region
Principal of the Year!
Teacher of the Year
Congratulations to
Yaronda Kilgo
from
Union County Public Schools
for being named the
2025
Southwest Region
Teacher of the Year!
Beginning Teacher of the Year Winner & Finalists
Congratulations to the
2025 NCCAT Beginning Teacher of the Year!
Summer Espinosa - Cabarrus County Schools
Congratulations to the following people
for being named finalists for the
2025 NCCAT Beginning Teacher of the Year
Bella Dobbins - Stanly County Schools
Raven Spencer - Union County Public Schools
CTE Teacher of the Year Finalists
Congratulations to the following people
for being named finalists for the
2025 NCCAT CTE Teacher of the Year
Ashleigh Miller - Cabarrus County Schools
Tracy Skeens - Iredell-Statesville Schools
Stephanie Shaw - Mooresville Graded School District