Congratulations to our 2021 Ray-Pec Teacher of the Year, Todd Schnake, on being selected as a Kansas City Regional Teacher of the Year! 

The Kansas City Regional Professional Development Center chose Schnake as one of six honorees for the award.

The Missouri Teacher of the Year will be selected from among the 34 regional winners throughout the state. The regional awards are part of the recognition program through the  Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. 

As a regional winner, Schnake will receive a $250 cash award and a plaque at a recognition banquet sponsored by the Missouri State Board of Education.

Schnake just completed his 30th year teaching in the Ray-Pec School District. He has been teaching speech and theatre for 28 years at Ray-Pec High School. 

Schnake was also a finalist for Ray-Pec Teacher of the Year in 2005, 2011, and 2017. He was named Missouri State Thespian Teacher of the Year in 2006, and received the Speech and Theatre Association of Missouri's Outstanding Theatre Teacher award in the 2006-2007 school year. He was the National Federation of High Schools Missouri State Teacher of the Year for Speech, Debate, and Theatre during the 2014-2015 school year.