CPS Teacher of the Year, Elementary, Mid-Level, & Secondary Winners 2025

It was an amazing night filled with excitement and celebrations as the Cabot School District held its first ever Teacher of the Year Banquet!

Congratulations to Susan Ford, who was named the 2024-2025 Cabot Public Schools Teacher of the Year! Mrs. Ford was also named Mid-Level Teacher of the Year and Cabot Junior High South Teacher of the Year. Mrs. Ford is a junior high band director and is in her 34th year of teaching. She is now eligible to compete for Arkansas Teacher of the Year.

Also congratulations to:
*Secondary Teacher of the Year - Cabot High School’s Dylan Glover
*Elementary Teacher of the Year - Southside Elementary’s Tina Dunn

We would like to express our gratitude to Centennial Bank, Cabot Classroom Teachers Association, and the Cabot Panther Foundation for sponsoring this special event. A heartfelt thank you as well to First Baptist Church for graciously allowing us to use their facility.

Congratulations again to all our school site winners!

Central Elementary - Kandace Hardcastle
Eastside Elementary - Laura Harris
Magness Creek Elementary - Amanda Tarrant
Mountain Springs Elementary - Marlee Sowell
Northside Elementary - Sarah Robbins
Southside Elementary - Tina Dunn
Stagecoach Elementary - Debbie Grimes
Ward Central Elementary - Stacey Brantley
Westside Elementary - De Collie
Cabot Middle School North - Cara Ruger
Cabot Middle School South - Leigh Haynes
Cabot Junior High North - Allie Simpson
Cabot Junior High South - Susan Ford
Cabot Freshman Academy - Becca Rogers
Cabot High School - Dylan Glover
CPA/ALE - Haeleigh Sparks
Cabot Learning Academy - Carl Slack

We would also like to thank the family of Stacey Brantley for attending the banquet tonight. Mrs. Brantley recently passed away and will be greatly missed. We also missed Haeleigh Sparks who is currently on maternity leave and spending time with her newborn baby.

A special thank you to our administrators, principals, Central Office staff, and school board members for their support in celebrating these outstanding educators!

CPS Teacher of the Year, Elementary, Mid-Level, & Secondary Winners 2025