The BEST Teachers In Each County In New Jersey 2024-25

A Look At Jersey's Best Teachers

When I was in school, like most folks, I had favorite teachers. Teachers who I felt were a good fit for me and I excelled in their classes. I didn't "mesh" with all my teachers and of course, those were the classes I struggled in.

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Of course, there are some fantastic teachers here in New Jersey and there are horrible teachers as well here in the Garden State, like most states in the nation. According to Newsweek, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maryland, New Jersey, and Wisconsin have the best school systems in the United States.

There are 21 counties in New Jersey so obviously when doing a "County by County" awards format for Teachers of the Year, we have 21 recipients to let you know about. NJ.com released this list and we want to share their information with you.

According to NJ.com "The teachers were named during an awards ceremony at The College of New Jersey in Ewing. The 21 recipients of the county honors are now eligible for the New Jersey Teacher of the Year award."

NJ County By County Teacher Of The Year Recipients

Atlantic

Carly Broomhead, Visual Arts Teacher

Emma C. Attales Middle School, Absecon School District

Bergen

Margarita Diakos, Special Education Teacher

Ramsey High School, Ramsey School District

Burlington

Margaret Fanourgakis, Health & Physical Education Teacher

Shawnee High School, Lenape Regional High School District

Camden

Stacey Brown-Downham, Elementary Reading Interventionist

J.F. Tatem Elementary School, Haddonfield School District

Cape May

Antonio Martín Franco, Spanish, Health & Physical Education Teacher

Stone Harbor Elementary School, Avalon Stone Harbor School District

Cumberland

Karolina Mills, English as a Second Language Teacher

Marie D. Durand Elementary School, Vineland School District

Essex

El Houcin Houssam, Mathematics Teacher

West Side High School, Newark School District

Gloucester

Vanessa Poggioli, Mathematics Teacher

Thomas E. Bowe Middle School, Glassboro School District

Hudson

Kelly Carroll, Multi-Sensory Reading Specialist

Mary J. Donohoe Community School, Bayonne School District

Hunterdon

Meghan Luick, Mathematics Teacher

North Hunterdon High School, North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District

Mercer

Nicole Hamlet, Biology Teacher

Trenton Central High School, Trenton School District

Middlesex

Kristen Johnson, Social Studies Teacher

Carteret Middle School, Carteret School District

Monmouth

Sara Mazzone, English Teacher

Red Bank Regional High School, Red Bank Regional High School District

Morris

Alyssa Guagenti, Gifted & Talented & Special Education Teacher

Jefferson Township Middle School, Jefferson Township School District

Ocean

Jill Falletta, First Grade Teacher

Beach Haven School, Beach Haven School District

Passaic

Bernadette Orsita, Spanish Teacher

Manchester Regional High School, Manchester Regional High School District

Salem

Deanna Miller, Agri-Science Teacher

Woodstown High School, Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District

Somerset

Stefanie Lachenauer, Social Studies Teacher

Montgomery Upper Middle School, Montgomery Township School District

Sussex

Mary Houghtaling, English Teacher

Kittatinny Regional High School, Kittatinny Regional School District

Union

Alejandro Mejía, Spanish Teacher

David Brearley Middle-High School, Kenilworth School District

Warren

Jennifer Mazziotta-Walter, Visual Arts & Gifted & Talented Teacher

Harmony Township School, Harmony Township School District

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