Clay Center native Sarah Steffens won Missouri’s 2027 Teacher of the Year Award last month. She currently works as a K-4 Reading Interventionist at Elm Grove Elementary in Independence.

CCCHS Alumnus Wins Teacher of the Year Award in Missouri

USD379 Communications

October 8, 2026

Clay Center native Sarah Steffens won Missouri’s 2027 Teacher of the Year Award last month. She currently works as a K-4 Reading Interventionist at Elm Grove Elementary in Independence.

Read the entire KCLY article HERE.