2021 Orange County Teachers of the Year

Orange County is home to some of the nation's best teachers, and we are proud to recognize our finest educators each year.

Congratulations to the 2021 Orange County Teachers of the Year! The surprise announcements were made during Zoom meetings on May 20, 2020.

You can learn more in this article posted in the OCDE Newsroom: Surprise! Six exemplary educators just learned they're Orange County's Teachers of the Year

In October 2020, Laura Estela Gomez Contreras from Santa Ana Unified School District was selected by the California Department of Education as a 2022 California Teachers of the Year. Ms. Gomez Contreras was one of five teachers throughout California who received this honor.