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Idaho educator Heidi Cornell, 2025 Teacher of the Year, tells committee classroom mission centers on relationships and professional learning communities
Summary
Heidi Cornell, a third‑grade teacher at Orchards Elementary School in Lewiston, was introduced to the House Committee on Education as Idaho's 2025 Teacher of the Year and described practices — including professional learning communities, 'Leader in Me' foundations, and community partnerships — that she credits for student growth.
Superintendent Debbie Critchfield introduced Heidi Cornell as Idaho's 2025 Teacher of the Year. Cornell, a third‑grade teacher at Orchards Elementary in Lewiston, told the House Committee on Education about her classroom mission and the instructional structures she helps lead.
"My mission is that you feel deeply loved when you are with me," Cornell said, describing a personal mission statement she developed through Leader in Me training. She said the mission guides her interactions with all students, "the easy to love, the unlovable, and the ones who disagree with me."
Cornell described work her school has undertaken as a professional…
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