News Release and information regarding the California Teachers of the Year (CA TOY) Awardees for 2024.
Additional information can be found on the October 16, 2023, State Superintendent Tony Thurmond Announces 2024 California Teachers of the Year News Release #23-81.
Casey Cuny
National Teacher of the Year Candidate
Ninth through Twelfth Grade; Honors English and Senior Myth and Folklore
Valencia High School, Valencia
William S. Hart Union High School District, Los Angeles County
Case Cuny is a ninth through twelfth grade honors English and Senior Myth and Folklore teacher at Valencia High School in the William S. Hart Union High School District, Los Angeles County.
State Superintendent Tony Thurmond nominated Casey as California’s representative for the National Teacher of the Year competition. Casey will compete against other state nominees for the 2024 National Teacher of the Year, which will be announced in the spring.
Casey Cuny may be contacted at Valencia High School at 661-294-1188.
Joseph Alvarico
Ninth through Twelfth Grade; Engineering Essentials, Introduction to Engineering Design, and honors Computer
Ygnacio Valley High School, Concord
Mount Diablo Unified School District, Contra Costa County
Joseph Alvarico is a ninth through twelfth grade Engineering Essentials, Introduction to Engineering Design, and honors Computers teacher at Ygnacio Valley High School in the Mount Diablo Unified School District, Contra Costa County.
Joseph Alvarico can be contacted at Ygnacio Valley High School at 925-685-8414.
Andrew Lewis
Ninth through Twelfth Grade; Music
Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts, Los Angeles
Los Angeles Unified School District, Los Angeles County
Andrew Lewis is a ninth through twelfth grade music teacher at Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts in the Los Angeles Unified School District, Los Angeles County.
Andrew Lewis may be contacted at Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts at 213-217-8600.
Hannah Rodriguez
Prekindergarten; Special Education
Beardslee Dual Language Immersion Academy, Duarte
Duarte Unified School District, Los Angeles County
Hannah Rodriguez is a prekindergarten special education teacher at Beardslee Dual Language Immersion Academy in the Duarte Unified School District, Los Angeles County.
Hannah Rodriguez may be contacted at Beardslee Dual Language Immersion Academy at 626-599-5200.
Gregory Wolf
Ninth through Twelfth Grade; dual-enrollment U.S. History, dual-enrollment Political Science, and Advanced Placement (AP) Psychology
Santa Ynez Valley Union High School, Solvang
Santa Ynez Valley Union High School District, Santa Barbara County.
Gregory Wolf is a ninth through twelfth grade dual-enrollment U.S. History, dual-enrollment political science, and Advanced Placement (AP) psychology teacher at Santa Ynez Valley Union High School in the Santa Ynez Valley Union High School District, Santa Barbara County.
Gregory Wolf may be contacted at Santa Ynez Valley Union High School at 805-688-6487.