Plainfield Woman Named 2026 Indiana Teacher of the Year

A Plainfield elementary educator is Indiana's 2026 teacher of the year

A fourth-grade teacher from the Plainfield school district beat out thousands of other educators to win the state's most prestigious teacher award.

Plainfield woman named 2026 Indiana teacher of the year

INDIANAPOLIS — A teacher at Central Elementary School in Plainfield, Megan Johnson, has been named the 2026 Indiana Teacher of the Year by the Indiana Department of Education (IDOE). “I am so excited for Megan Johnson, a dedicated literacy champion, to serve as our 2026 Teacher of the Year,” said Dr. Katie Jenner, Indiana Secretary of Education. “Mrs. Johnson has made it her mission not only to improve outcomes for the students in her classroom,…