Jan. 23, 2025
The WSD announced Lori Boatman, sixth grade social studies teacher at North Point Middle, as the 2024-25 Wentzville School District Teacher of the Year.
“Lori does so much for her students and for the teachers at NPMS,” said Dr. Kelly Mantz, North Point Middle principal. “She has a treasure trove of resources that she is willing to share to help others become better teachers.”
Boatman has worked for the WSD for more than 14 years.
She serves as the NMPS Building Technology Lead, and she often presents during professional development days. She is always willing to help teachers before school, after school, and during her plan time. She also serves on the District Social Studies curriculum writing committee. Boatman sponsors National Junior Honor Society and helps NPMS students find ways to give back to her school while growing individually in scholarship, service, leadership, character, and citizenship.
“She feels that students learn better when they participate in hands-on learning and she finds unique ways for them to experience this as often as she can. She has strong relationships with her colleagues as well as present and former students,” Dr. Mantz shared.
During the District Teacher of the Year selection process, every school in the WSD chose its Teacher of the Year and announced it during American Education Week, Nov. 18-22.
The 2024-25 WSD building Teachers of the Year are:
- Barfield Early Childhood: Rebecca Tilley
- Boone Trail Elementary: Jen Albrecht
- Crossroads Elementary: Jennifer Darks
- Discovery Ridge Elementary: Sarah Gerson
- Duello Elementary: Brandy Kinnison
- Green Tree Elementary: Jamie Day
- Heritage Elementary: Katie Blum
- Journey Elementary: Jaclyn Ziegemeier
- Lakeview Elementary: Allyson Tallin
- Peine Ridge Elementary: Jon McComb
- Prairie View Elementary: Kelly Peterson
- Stone Creek Elementary: Sara Bradshaw
- Wabash Elementary: Cara Snyder
- Frontier Middle: Annie Johnson
- North Point Middle: Lori Boatman
- South Middle: Guy Shoshan
- Wentzville Middle: Carla Crosson
- Holt High: Lisa Marren
- Liberty High: Lindsey Holmes
- North Point High: Kim Gonzales
- Timberland High: Crystal Wing
- Pearce Hall: Mike Cosby
- REACH Center: Jessica Chitwood
The building Teachers of the Year were considered for District Teacher of the Year. A committee of past Teacher of the Year winners selected the District winner.
As the District Teacher of the Year winner, Boatman is now eligible to compete at the regional and state level in the Missouri Teacher of the Year program, which is conducted annually by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education in conjunction with the National Teacher of the Year program.
