Orange County Public Schools hosted the Stellar Awards on Jan. 10, 2020 at Rosen Shingle Creek in Orlando. The annual employee recognition event has been designed to honor and celebrate the district’s support person, assistant principal, principal, and teacher of the year honorees. 16 finalists were featured and winners of each category were announced in front of an audience of nearly 1,500. Congratulations to nearly 450 honorees and the winners of each category, including:
2019-20 Teacher of the Year, Rob Paschall of West Creek Elementary
*Finalist for the 2021 Florida Teacher of the Year*
2019-20 Support Person of the Year, Maria Seijo of the Innovation Office
2019-20 Principal of the Year, James Leslie of Lake Weston Elementary
2019-20 Assistant Principal of the Year, Fred Ray of Carver Middle