Buckler named top 10 finalist for 2024 Indiana Teacher of the Year

Mike Wolanin | The Republic CSA New Tech’s Veronica Buckler is the Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation’s Teacher of the Year. She is pictured at CSA New Tech in Columbus, Ind., Friday, Aug. 12, 2022.

COLUMBUS, Ind. — CSA New Tech teacher Veronica Buckler is one of 10 finalists for the 2024 Indiana Teacher of the Year.

According to a release from the Indiana Department of Education, “The INTOY award is a lifetime role in education, which has many opportunities to celebrate teaching and uplift the teaching profession. Indiana Teachers of the Year are a network of exceptional teachers who are current or retired educators, administrators, and teacher leaders who continually provide support to the education community.”

The top 10 finalists are as follows:

  • Veronica Buckler, Bartholomew Consolidated School Corp.
  • Robi Davidson, Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp.
  • Brandon Denning, Indianapolis Public Schools
  • Callie Hoppes, MSD Warren Township
  • Gina Iacobucci, Community School Corporation of Southern Hancock County
  • Eric Jenkins, Franklin Community Schools
  • Eric Phagan, Madison Consolidated Schools
  • Jonee Sutton, Beech Grove City Schools
  • Matt Thomas, Valparaiso Community Schools
  • Natalie Wheeler, Western School Corp.