Skip to main content
mobile menu
Arizona Department of Education Homepage
  • SY 2021-2022
  • Home
  • Students & Families
    • Adult Education
    • Early Childhood & Preschool
    • Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA)
    • Parents & Families
    • School Report Cards
    • Transcripts & Test Scores
  • Educators
    • Academic Standards
    • Assessment
    • Career & Technical Education
    • Certification & Career
    • Peer Support Program
    • Post-Secondary & ECAP
    • Public Educator Search
    • Support & Improvement Resources
    • Training & Professional Development
  • Administrators
    • Accountability
    • School & Student Data
    • School Finance
    • School Support & Improvement
    • State & Federal Grants
    • Training & Conferences
  • Programs & Supports
    • Afterschool & 21st Century Learning Centers
    • Educator and School Excellence
    • English Learners, Foster Care, Homeless, & Migrant
    • Gifted & Advanced Learning
    • Health & Nutrition Services
    • Information Technology
    • Office of Digital Teaching & Learning
    • Office of Indian Education
    • School Safety & Social Wellness
    • Social and Emotional Learning
    • Special Education
  • About ADE
    • About the Department
    • Contact Us
    • Data Request
    • Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
    • Events
    • State Board of Education
    • State Board for Charter Schools
    • Submit a Complaint
  • ADEConnect
    • ADEConnect
    • Common Logon
  • Search
  • Home
  • Arts Education
  • Arts Education Blog
  • Congratulations AZ Arts Teachers of the Year!

Congratulations AZ Arts Teachers of the Year!

  • Fri, Feb 26 2021  •
    • Spotlight
    • Arts Associations Updates
AZ Arts Teachers of the Year Banner

In celebration of March as Youth Arts Month, The Arizona Department of Education Recognizes the 2020 Arts Teachers of the Year! Thank you for the work you do developing students' artistic literacy through rigorous arts instruction. Especially this year with the challenges of the pandemic, we are in awe of your tremendous efforts at the service of your students' creative expression.

-------------------------

Arizona Dance Education Organization Recognitions

Bill Evans Excellence in Teaching Award

  • Jennifer Florey - Kofa High School - Yuma Union High School District

Kathering Lindholm-Lane Arizona Dance Educator of the Year Award

  • Fara Sadler - Perry High School - Chandler Unified School District

-------------------------

Arizona Music Education Association Recognitions

Music Educator of the Year

  • Brian Murphy - Eastmark High School and Mesa Community College - Queen Creek Unified District

O.M. Hartsell Excellence in Teaching Music Award

  • Rob Lubbers - Dobson High School - Mesa Unified School District

  • Aaron Vogel - Mountain Ridge High School - Glendale Unified School District

-------------------------

Arizona Thespians Recognitions

2020 Theatre Teachers of the Year

  • Norm Testa - Catalina Foothills High School - Catalina Foothills School District (South Region)

  • Joseph Ellison - Rio Rico High School - Santa Cruz Valley Unified School District (South Region)

  • Carina Stiles - Paradise Valley High School - Paradise Valley Unified School District (North Region)

-------------------------

Arizona Art Education Assocation Recognitions

Arizona State Art Educator of the Year Award

  • Helen Hyatt - Bradshaw Mountain High School - Humboldt Unified School District

Elementary Division Art Educator Award

  • Lakota Mossey - Liberty Elementary School - Paradise Valley Unified School District

Middle Division Art Educator Award

  • Candace Greene - Sevilla West School - Alhambra Elementary School District

Secondary Division Art Educator Award

  • Laura Motush - Bio Science High School - Phoenix Union High School District
View all Arts Education posts

Recent Arts Education Articles

2023 Arizona State Seal of Arts Proficiency Wed, Jun 29 2022
"Talk It Up" Podcast 8: Talking About Title IV-A" Wed, Jun 29 2022
July Arts Education Newsletter Fri, Jun 24 2022
The Jimmy Awards 6/27 Fri, Jun 24 2022
June Arts Education Newsletter Thu, Jun 23 2022

Related Articles

AZ Student in 2022 Poetry Out Loud Finals
Mon, May 2 2022
2021-2022 State Seal of Arts Proficiency Achievement Report
Thu, Apr 21 2022
HERBIE HANCOCK INSTITUTE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PRESENT NATIONAL PEER-TO-PEER JAZZ INFORMANCE • APRIL 19, 2022
Mon, Apr 4 2022
2022 Youth Arts Month Celebration Video!!!
Thu, Mar 24 2022
Nogales High School Featured at National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony
Wed, Dec 1 2021
  • About Us
  • Careers
  • Contact Us
  • Certification
  • Data & Public Records Request
  • Language / Lenguaje
  • Privacy Policy
  • School Report Cards
  • State Board of Education
  • State Board for Charter Schools
  • Web Accessibility

© 2022 Arizona Department of Education

Social Links

Arizona Department of Education Twitter
Arizona Department of Education Facebook Page
  • Statewide Policies
  • Site Map