2023 Teacher of the Year
2023 Ignite Education Teacher of
the Year Award Celebration
2023 District Teacher of the Year
Timothy Ferguson
Garden Elementary School
Congratulations to the 2023 Teacher of the Year Finalists
Joseph Conner
Venice Middle School
Middle School Teacher of the Year
Courtney Smith
Booker High School
High School Teacher of the Year
This Year’s Event Sponsors
Presenting Sponsor

Gold Sponsors


Silver Sponsors
Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation
Keith Monda & Veronica Brady
Florida Blue
Gulf Coast Community Foundation
Bronze Sponsors
Coca-Cola Beverages Florida, LLC
Michael Saunders & Company
Equitable Advisors
Sarasota Classified Teachers Association
Grand Canyon University
Table Sponsors
B & I Contractors
Sarasota Classified Teachers Association
Caryn Huff of Wharton-Smith, Inc.
Amscot Corporation
Anonymous (x3)
Atlas Insurance
Community Foundation of Sarasota County
Curriculum Associates
Freeman Orthodontics
Kelly Howard
The Infanti Family
Internet Essentials From Comcast
Brock and Julie Leach
Sandy Lenhart and Jean Martin
McIntyre Elwell & Strammer General Contractors, Inc.
Britt & Noah Riner
Rotary Club of Sarasota
Dona and Sam Scott
Sue Seiter
Tandem Construction
Tom Urfur
In-Kind Sponsors
All Around Charters
Notre Dame Club