Congratulations to the two outstanding and exemplary employees, Teacher of the Year, Michaela Whitmore and Support Staff Employee of the Year, Amy Guinn.

The 2022-23 Teacher of the Year is Fleetridge Elementary Kindergarten Teacher, Michaela Whitmore. Michaela has been with the district for five years.

Michaela is described as a leader in the building that desires to make everything and anything encouraging and positive.

Michaela is an educator who believes it is important for students to see themselves in the classroom and that means making the classroom a place that everyone feels represented and heard. She says “everyone in my class should see themselves in everything we do, in everything we celebrate, and in everything we learn.”

Michaela is someone who possesses all the qualities of an effective teacher yet is continually striving to improve. She is always incorporating new techniques and ideas into her lessons.

She continues to help shape her school by assisting the educators around her and by exemplifying just how influential a teacher can be in the lives of his students.

The 2022-23 Support Staff Employee of the Year is Raytown Central Middle School Social Worker Amy Guinn. She has been with the district for three years. In her time with RQS, she has made a tremendous impact at her school, and for her students.

Her colleagues describe her as a person who speaks about her job with such joy that it makes those listening want to hear more and more. She is known at her school, and throughout the district, as a loving, positive, and generous person, with a true passion for helping the students she serves.

Her commitment to Raytown students is unmatched. She aims to love everyone who walks through the doors, to let them know that they are valued and cared for.