Teacher retention and recruitment are vital to a quality education system. According to a 2003 study by the National Commission on Teaching and America’s Future, after just five years, between 40 and 50 percent of all beginning teachers have left the profession. We need to make sure that new teachers receive mentoring, support and recognition during their early years as educators.
Each spring, the Santa Rosa Education Foundation invites every school in the Santa Rosa School District to nominate one teacher for the Rookie of the Year award. Any classroom teacher in his/her third year or less of teaching is eligible for this award. This includes total teaching experience, not just in Santa Rosa public schools. The Santa Rosa Education Foundation’s Rookie of the Year committee reviews all applications and selects one outstanding nominee as the Santa Rosa Rookie of the Year.
Cailyn Hamstra was announced as the 2022 Santa Rosa Rookie of the Year. Miss. Hamstra was presented with a monetary award from the Gulf Breeze Area Chamber of Commerce Foundation. Congratulations to Cailyn!
Introducing our 2022 Santa Rosa Rookie of the Year Nominees!
Avalon Middle, Kristin Bryant
Bagdad Elementary, Julianne Slichter
Berryhill Elementary, Tena Wilson
Central, Christopher Trantham
Chumuckla Elementary, Lauren Hinote
Dillon Admin Center, Tracy Lewis
Dixon Intermediate, Danielle Ryan
Dixon Primary, Rebekah Martin
East Bay K-8, Joshua Williams
East Milton Elementary, Megan Liddell
Gulf Breeze Elementary, Ashley Tiner
Gulf Breeze High, Cailyn Hamstra
Hobbs Middle, Christopher Dixon
Holley-Navarre Intermediate, Otis Simmons
Holley-Navarre Middle, Alejandra Perez
Holley-Navarre Primary, Regina Tudlong
Jackson Pre-Kindergarten, Shauna Nance
Jay Elementary, Laci Nowling
Jay High, Hannah Laney
King Middle, Frank Byers
Locklin Technical Center, Wade Hall
Milton High, Destiny Sidener
Navarre High, Dillon Glover
Oriole Beach Elementary, Emily McCallum
Pace High, Deanna Jackson
Pea Ridge Elementary, Emily Daffern
Rhodes Elementary, Jade O’Berry
Russell Elementary, Angela Earl
Santa Rosa High/Adult, Lisa Mauro
Santa Rosa Online, Angie Weidman
Sims Middle, Sarah Widener
West Navarre Intermediate, Ashley Rivers
West Navarre Primary, Hannah Srogoncik
Woodlawn Beach Middle, Michelle Alqudah
2022 Rookie of the Year Nominees