Outstanding Texas Educator
Each year TAS recognizes a mathematics or science teacher from Texas as the Outstanding Texas Educator. The selection of this award is made by the TAS Board of Directors from candidates for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) and the award is presented in early March at our Annual Meeting.
2026 Outstanding Texas Educator
Jamie Flint
Spring Woods High School, Houston, TX
Jamie Flint is a National Board–Certified Teacher with a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Science from Texas A&M University and a master’s degree in Chemical Education from South Dakota State University. She has taught AP Chemistry and Honors Chemistry for 21 years at Spring Woods High School in Houston, Texas, and has served as the school’s National Honor Society sponsor since 2021. Mrs. Flint has been an AP Chemistry Exam Reader since 2015 and became a Table Leader in 2025. Deeply passionate about chemical education, she regularly attends and presents at chemistry conferences, continually seeking innovative strategies to enhance student learning. She is an active member of the American Association of Chemistry Teachers (AACT), the Science Teachers Association of Texas (STAT), and the Associated Chemistry Teachers of Texas (ACT2), where she served on the board from 2010 to 2022.
Mrs. Flint believes the role of a teacher is to ignite curiosity, not just deliver information. As William Butler Yeats wrote, “Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.” Chemistry can be intimidating for many students, but she meets that fear head-on through engaging demonstrations, interactive lessons, and her classroom motto, “Chem-Is-Try.” When students begin to doubt themselves, she reminds them that success in chemistry comes from persistence and the courage to ask questions. Her classroom is a place where mistakes are expected and progress is celebrated.
Teaching at a Title I campus, Mrs. Flint is committed to ensuring that limited funding never limits student opportunity. She actively pursues grants to support professional development and classroom innovation. In 2024, she was selected as a Shell Science Lab Regional Challenge High School Winner and awarded $10,000 in laboratory equipment. In 2025, she received a $5,000 Burns & McDonnell STEM Grant, which allowed her to purchase probeware used across all chemistry courses. These tools enable students to physically experience scientific concepts, such as pressure changes, while simultaneously visualizing real-time data and graphs. These tools deepen conceptual understanding and build transferable STEM skills.
Mrs. Flint’s dedication and excellence in science education have earned her numerous honors, including Spring Branch ISD Teacher of the Year (2012), the H-E-B Excellence in Education Leadership Award (2018), the ACS Southwest Regional Award for Excellence in High School Science Teaching (2022), and the Ernest and Sarah Butler Award for Science Teaching at the High School Level (2024). She was also named a Texas State Finalist for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching in both 2023 and 2025.
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2022 - Sara DiMaria, Cedars International Next Generation High School in Austin, TX
2021 - Hannah Cotten, Hill Elementary in Austin, Texas
2020 - Kay Fincher, Amarillo High School, Amarillo, Texas
2019 -Celene Rosen, Barksdale Elementary School, Plano, Texas
2018 - Megan Gabriel, MSMT Denton High School, Denton, Texas
2017 - Kirk Evans 5th grade teacher at Olson Elementary (Allen ISD) in Allen, TX
2016 - Carol Brown, Honors and AP Chemistry teacher at Saint Mary’s Hall in San Antonio, Texas
2015 - Celena Miller, Science and Technology Lab Instructor, Cesar Chavez Elementary
2014 - Mark Misage, Physics, Westlake High School
2013 - Kent Page
2012 - info to be added soon
2011 - Martha Elizabeth Fiedler McLeod, Elementary, Biology, Westport
2010 - Myla Berasabal
2009 - Candy Ellard
2008 - Carolyn Barnes
2007 - Lynn Seman
2006 - Sandra Laquey
2005 - info to be added soon
2004 - Gail Bromiley-McGee
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