Each year, the Council for Learning Disabilities recognizes outstanding teachers who are CLD members and who consistently provide quality instruction to students with learning disabilities. The Teacher of the Year award recipients selected by local chapters, provide direct services to students. The CLD 2020 Teacher of the Year Recipient is:
2020 Texas CLD Teacher of the Year Award Recipient – Kellian Hughes
Kellian is a Special Education Facilitator in Alief ISD in Houston, Texas. His educational career spans 20 years serving in various roles from a special and general education teacher to interventionist and math specialist. He is originally from Kosciusko, Mississippi and graduated from Mississippi State University with a B.S. in Special Education and M. Ed. in Education-Rehabilitation Counseling.
Kellian has special research interests in Co-Teaching Models, Specially Designed Instruction (SDI), and Cognitive Guided Instruction (CGI) in mathematics. He has presented these topics at various regional and national conferences such the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), Advancement In Education (AIE), Learning Disabilities National Conference, and Access to the General Curriculum (AGC). He is currently in pursuit of an Ed. D. in Professional Leadership-Special Populations at the University of Houston, December 2020.
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2019 CLD Outstanding Educators/Teachers of the Year
Julia Mackay – Colorado
Veronica Twining – Texas
Jessica Draper – Virginia
2018 CLD Outstanding Educators/Teachers of the Year
Samantha Bos – Texas
Janice Converse – Virginia
Santosh Kamalakar – Arizona
Hydeemaria Parker – Colorado
2017 CLD Outstanding Educators/Teachers of the Year
Clark Stukey – Colorado
Jennifer Ozuna – Texas
Janeen Dofflemyer – Virginia
2016 CLD Outstanding Educators/Teachers of the Year
Lesli Raymond – Texas
Katrina Williams – Virginia
Robert Schaefer – Nevada
Heather Creech – Colorado
2015 CLD Outstanding Educators/Teachers of the Year
Norine Green – Colorado
Araminta Sorrell – Texas
LuAnn Morrow – Virginia
2014 CLD Outstanding Educators/Teachers of the Year
Annemarie Dempsey – Colorado
Blake Sammons-Texas
Nancy Schwab-Virginia
2013 CLD Outstanding Educators/Teachers of the Year
Icaro Mardones – Colorado
Lily Ailabouni – Minnesota
Nicole Park – Texas