Woodhaven Upper Elementary School had a special visitor on Friday, September 12, from Michigan’s Teacher of the Year, Corey Rosser, a social studies teacher at Quest High School in Lapeer County’s North Branch Area Schools.
Rosser was named one of the state’s 10 Regional Teachers of the Year in February, along with Woodhaven Upper Elementary 6th grade ELA Teacher Stephanie Jaskolski. Jaskolski is representing Region 9 for the State of Michigan.
The 10 Regional Teachers of the Year will work together during the school year as the 2025-26 Michigan Teacher Leadership Advisory Council. During their year of service, group members work directly with the Michigan Department of Education and other Michigan educational stakeholders to address issues facing the state’s education system to ensure that the voices of teachers are present in these discussions.
While at the WUE, Rosser met with Principal Roger Gurganus, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum Josh Satterfield and Jaskolski for a tour of the school and a discussion of the unique programming at the upper elementary 5th and 6th grade building. Rosser also got to learn how to play the drums with an interactive session with the fifth grade choir students as well in Mr. Seibert’s class.
