| 2025-26 |
Andrew Vander Horn |
Social Studies Teacher |
Cedar Grove High School |
Cedar Grove Township School District |
| 2024-25 |
El Houcin Houssam |
Mathematics Teacher |
West Side High School |
Newark School District |
| 2023-24 |
Shamshadeen Mayers |
Social Science Teacher |
Bloomfield High School |
Bloomfield School District |
| 2022-23 |
Kristen Dunleavy |
Math and ELA 2nd and 5th Grade |
Redwood Elementary School |
West Orange School District |
| 2021-22 |
Theresa Maughan |
Social Studies |
East Orange STEM Academy |
East Orange School District |
| 2020-21 |
David Coster |
Mathematics & Engineering |
Cedar Grove High School |
Cedar Grove School District |
| 2019-2020 |
Yanelis Cabaleiro-Rempusheski |
Special Education - grade PreK |
School #3 |
Belleville School District |
| 2018-19 |
Smita Dharsi |
Elementary - grade 2nd |
Edgemont Montessori School |
Montclair School District |
| 2017-18 |
Mary Walmsley |
Science - grade 10th-12th |
Livingston High School |
Livingston School District |
| 2016-17 |
Harvey Craig |
ROTC - grade 9th-12th |
Irvington High School |
Irvington School District |
| 2015-16 |
Jessica Picciuto |
Elementary - grade 4th |
Oak View School |
Bloomfield School District |
| 2014-15 |
Salvatore Lima |
Science - grade 9th-11th |
West Caldwell Tech |
Essex County Vocational School District |
| 2013-14 |
Lucy Lee |
World Language - grade 9th-12th |
Livingston High School |
Livingston Public School District |
| 2012-13 |
Indira Bailey |
Art - grade 9th-12th |
Bloomfield Tech |
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| 2011-12 |
Erica DePalo |
English - grade 9th-12th |
West Orange High School |
West Orange School District |
| 2010-11 |
Tynia Thomassie |
English - grade 9th-12th |
West Orange High School |
West Orange School District |
| 2009-10 |
Ernest Cuneo, Jr. |
History - grade 9th-12th |
Livingston High School |
Livingston School District |
| 2008-09 |
Maryann Anderson |
English - grade 10-12 |
Livingston High School |
Livingston |
| 2007-08 |
Linda DeCorso |
Elementary - grade First/Second |
Nishuane Elementary School |
Montclair |
| 2006-07 |
Joseph Dedalonis |
Mathematics - grade 9-12 |
Newark Tech |
Essex County Vocational |
| 2005-06 |
Rosalie Sposito |
Reading - grade K-5 |
Northeast Global Studies Magnet School |
Montclair |
| 2004-05 |
Gwendolyn Furr |
Language Arts - grade 7 |
Union Avenue School |
Irvington Township |
| 2003-04 |
Peter Trebour |
Math / Science - grade 6 |
Maplewood Middle School |
South Orange - Maplewood |
| 2002-03 |
Sharon Cardoso |
Lead Science Teacher - grade K-8 |
Ann Street School |
Newark |
| 2001-02 |
Edward O'Connor |
Technology - grade K-5 |
Watchung School |
Montclair |
| 2000-01 |
Cenithia Bilal |
Mathematics / Science - grade 5 |
Watchung School |
Montclair |
| 1999-00 |
Janice-Lynn Shuhan |
Mathematics - grade 10-12 |
Belleville High School |
Belleville |
| 1998-99 |
Jeffrey Boyd |
U.S. History II / Holocaust - grade 10-12 |
West Essex Regional High School |
West Essex Regional |
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