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Lewiston third-grade teacher Heidi Cornell named Idaho Teacher of the Year; highlights professional learning communities and student leadership
Summary
State Superintendent Debbie Critchfield presented Heidi Cornell of Orchards Elementary in Lewiston as Idaho’s 2025 Teacher of the Year; Cornell told the Senate Education Committee she centers teaching on relationships, student leadership and a professional learning community model.
BOISE — The Senate Education Committee met with Heidi Cornell, a third-grade teacher at Orchards Elementary in Lewiston, who was introduced by State Superintendent Debbie Critchfield as Idaho’s 2025 Teacher of the Year. Critchfield said Cornell was selected from among Idaho’s roughly 19,000 certificated teachers and will represent the state at the national Teacher of the Year activities.
Cornell described a classroom and school approach focused on relationships, student leadership and collaboration among teachers. “My mission is that you…
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