• Awards and Honors

Sonoma County Teacher of the Year

Danielle Kennedy standing outside in the shade smiling for the camera

  • Danielle Kennedy is a special education teacher to 3rd-5th graders in a moderate to severe special education classroom that is part of Petaluma City Schools’ South County Consortium. She received the county’s top honor of Sonoma County Teacher of the Year for the 2020-21 school year.

Best Public School 2021

Front of Petaluma High School

  • Petaluma High School won Best Public School in the 2021 Petaluma People’s Choice Awards.

Teacher of the Month

Anne Cozza

  • Anne Cozza is a kindergarten-first grade teacher at MCCV who received a number of enthusiastic nominations from the parents of her students. They described her as a distance learning superstar who makes learning engaging and personal, even while having two young children of her own at home.
    • 2021 - Sonoma County Teacher of the Year - Danielle Kennedy, South County Consortium
    • 2021 - Best Public School, Petaluma People’s Choice Awards - Petaluma High School
    • 2020 - Teacher of the Month, November/December 2020 - Anne Cozza, Mary Collins at Cherry Valley
    • 2020 - Best Public School, Petaluma People’s Choice Awards - Petaluma High School
    • 2019 - Teacher of the Month, October 2019 - Teri Boronkay, Penngrove Elementary
    • 2019 - Health Hero Award - Karla Lounibos, Petaluma Adult School
    • 2019 - California Distinguished School Award - Petaluma Accelerated Charter
    • 2018 - Teacher of the Month, October 2018 - Beau Rudder, South County Consortium
    • 2018 - Spirit of Education Award - PCS Special Services Team
    • 2018 - County Teacher of the Year Runner Up - Phil Tacata, Petaluma High School
    • 2017 - PG&E Solar Suitcase Award - Jessica Dennen's science classes at Carpe Diem & Sonoma Mountain High Schools
    • 2017 - Excellence in Education Award - Matthew Harris, McKinley School
    • 2017 - Sonoma County Educator of the Year - Thomas Griffin, Casa Grande High School
    • 2016 - American Literacy Corporation, Outstanding Contributions to Literacy Award - Anne Seil, McKinley School
    • 2016 - California League of High Schools, Educator of the Year - Lillian Granger, Petaluma High School
    • 2016 - California League of High Schools, Educator of the Year - Thomas Griffin, Casa Grande High School 
    • 2016 - California League of Middle Schools, Educator of the Year - Laura Bradley, Kenilworth Junior High
    • 2016 - John Philip Sousa Legion of Honor National Award Winner - Arlene Burney, Casa Grande High School
    • 2016 - ACSA Administrator of the Year - Carol Waxman, Petaluma Adult Education
    • 2016 - Cue California Site Administrator of the Year - Amy Fadeji, Penngrove Elementary
    • 2015 - California League of High Schools, Educator of the Year - Kim Arntz, Petaluma High School
    • 2015 - Sonoma County Educator of the Year - Isaac Raya, Kenilworth Junior High
    • 2015 - Henry Ford National Innovator Award - Laura Bradley, Kenilworth Junior High
    • 2015 - Sonoma County Classified Employee of the Year Finalist - April Derby, Mary Collins Charter School
    • 2015 - California Gold Ribbon School Award - Casa Grande High School