Special Education Teacher From Harford County Named State Finalist For Teacher Of The Year

HARFORD COUNTY, MD — Ashley Gereli, a special education teacher at Churchville Elementary School, not only was named the 2022 Harford County Public Schools Teacher of the Year at the 28th Annual Harford County Teacher of the Year virtual event this summer but has been named one of seven outstanding teachers as finalists for the 2022-2023 Maryland Teacher of the Year.

The Harford Community College alumna was chosen as a finalist for the state award by the Maryland State Department of Education from among a group of 24 local school systems' teachers of the year. The finalists were selected by a panel of judges representing key Maryland education organizations and include principals, teachers, school boards, teacher unions and representatives from higher education.

The 2022-2023 Maryland Teacher of the Year will be announced on Maryland Public Television Oct. 6 in a 30-minute Maryland Teacher of the Year Television Special airing at 8 p.m. on MPT2. The program will highlight all 24 local education agencies’ Teachers of the Year and culminate in the naming of the 2022-23 Maryland Teacher of the Year. The Maryland Teacher of the Year will go on to compete for the National Teacher of the year Award.