2017 Virginia Teacher of the Year

Virginia's 2017 Teacher of the Year:
Toney Lee McNair Jr.

Toney Lee McNair Jr., a choral music teacher at Indian River Middle School in Chesapeake, was named 2017 Virginia Teacher of the Year during an October 17  recognition ceremony at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond.

View video from the 2017 Teacher of the Year announcement at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond.

REGION 1

Louise Thornton
Prince George High School
Prince George County
Teaching Area: 12th Government

REGION 2

Toney McNair, Jr.
Indian River Middle School
Chesapeake City
Teaching Area: 6th-8th Choral Music  

REGION 3

Carolyn Kleinert
Freedom Middle School
Spotsylvania County
Teaching Area: 7th-8th Spanish

REGION 4

Heidi Trude
Skyline High School
Warren County
Teaching Area: 8th-12th French  

REGION 5

Crystal DeLong
Liberty High School
Bedford County
Teaching Area: 9th and 12th Social Studies

REGION 6

Jason Ince
Chatham High School
Pittsylvania County
Teaching Area: 9th-12th Agriculture

REGION 7

Beth Shell
Lee County Career and Technical Center
Lee County
Teaching Area: 8th-12th Agriculture Education

REGION 8

Katie McCann
Appomattox County Elementary School
Appomattox County
Teaching Area: 5th Language Arts/Reading