Kaylin Bade, agricultural science teacher at Washington Middle School, has been named a Missouri Regional Teacher of the Year in the South Central region, as announced by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE).
Bade is one of two South Central regional winners and 34 regional winners state-wide who have the opportunity to apply for the Missouri Teacher of the Year award.
Bade has been in education for eight years, all with the School District of Washington. She spent her first year at the high school before moving to the middle school for the last seven years.
The Missouri Regional Teacher of the Year award is part of the Missouri Teacher of the Year program, sponsored by DESE. The Missouri Teacher of the Year program recognizes the efforts of effective teachers in providing a quality education to their students. Preparing, developing and supporting effective educators is one of DESE’s primary goals.
“Mrs. Bade has developed her agricultural science classroom into a place of discovery and real life skills learning. Students have raised fowl, learned to render lard, canned foods, grown a variety of small crops, cooked full meals for staff, and most importantly, taught students life-long skills in agriculture and public speaking,” said Washington Middle School Principal Laura Bruckerhoff. “Kaylin also takes the time to show students through hands on field trips and guest visits that giving back to the community is important. Kaylin uses her own resources and gives hours of her time to provide the best instruction and experiences to her students. I am proud to have Mrs. Bade at WMS and look forward to seeing what she will provide to our students in the future.”
Bade is eligible to compete for Missouri Teacher of the Year. The selection committee, comprised of teachers, business leaders and education organization leaders, will choose the Missouri Teacher of the Year following interviews with each finalist this fall. The winner and the finalists will be honored at a banquet in October. The new Missouri Teacher of the Year will serve as the state’s nominee for the National Teacher of the Year competition.
Kaylin and her husband, Kevin, have been married for 17 years. They have two children. Dylin is 10 years old and Lydia is 4 years old. They live on Kaylin’s family farm in the Beaufort area.
Kaylin Bade, middle, is recognized for being named the Missouri South Central Region Teacher of the Year. Also pictured, from left, are Washington Middle School Assistant Principal Stacey Secor and Washington Middle School Principal Laura Bruckerhoff.
Kaylin Bade, Missouri South Central Region Teacher of the Year.