MPE Members Honored as District Teachers and Administrators of the Year

The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) honored local districts’ Administrators and Teachers of the Year during a celebration held at the Jackson Convention Center on April 25. MPE was proud to be a sponsor of the celebration.

MPE member Ashley Barefoot, a teacher at Longleaf Elementary in the Lamar County School District, is the 2025 Mississippi Teacher of the Year. MPE member Tobie Lambert of the Mississippi School of the Arts was named alternate 2025 Mississippi Teacher of the Year. MPE member Sandra Danzey, principal of Stone Elementary School in the Stone County School District, was honored as the Congressional District 4 Administrator of the Year. 

Congratulations to the following MPE members honored as their respective district’s 2025 Teacher or Administrator of the Year.

Teacher of the Year

Alcorn School District – Amanda Seago

Brookhaven School District – Zidia Bridges

Columbia School District – Tiffany Brumfield

Forrest County School District – Kaci Lazenby

Forest Municipal School District – Amy Plaisance

Greene County School District – Melissa Breland

Hancock County School District – Lauren Haslauer

Hinds County School District – Pertrina McIntosh

Jones County School District – Amy Boulware

Kemper County School District – Marsha Nathan

Kosciusko School District – Robin Cain

Lafayette County School District – Shannon Priest

Lamar County School District – Ashley Barefoot *

Lauderdale County School District – Jasmine Richardson

Louisville Municipal School District – Jimmy Rushing

MS School for Math and Science – Elizabeth Morgan

MS School of the Arts – Tobie Lambert **

Pascagoula-Gautier School District – Melissa Hanna

Petal School District – Sara Zimmer

Senatobia School District – Tammy Young

Starkville-Oktibbeha School District – Denesha Howell

Stone County School District – Amanda Danzey

Tate County School District – Christy Bernard

Union County School District – Caroline Ferguson

Union School District – Brett Smith

Wayne County School District – Tiffany Griggs

Yazoo County School District – Emily Harris

* 2025 Mississippi Teacher of the Year

** Alternate 2025 Mississippi Teacher of the Year

Administrator of the Year

Amory School District – Nickolas Hathcock

Columbia School District – Ashley Haddox

Hancock County School District – Amie Sins

Jones County School District – Kacey Chandler

Long Beach School District – Justin Sutton

Marion County School District – Angela Johnson

McComb School District – Gefredia Nash

Newton Municipal School District – Sonya Chapman

Pearl School District – Kimberly Scutch

Petal School District – Amanda Garcia

Pontotoc City School District – Marsha Hillhouse

Quitman School District – Kristen Schrimpshire

South Pike School District – Shakevia Barnes

Stone County School District – Sandra Danzey *

Tupelo School District – Dr. Anthony Golding

Wayne County School District – Robert Hathorn

Yazoo County School District – DeWayne Profit

* Congressional District Finalist for Mississippi’s 2025 Administrator of the Year

Congratulations to all!