SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Danielle O’Neil, a Physical Education teacher at Sherwood Elementary, was named Springfield Public School’s Teacher of the Year for 2025-2026.
O’Neil has been teaching for 10 years total, her time at SPS started at Pershing middle school for two years, before she moved to Watkins Elementary as a PE Teacher for four years, and she has now been a PE teacher at Sherwood for three years so far.
“Whenever you develop that physical literacy with the kids, it helps them become confident lifelong movers,” O’Neil said. “And if I can help establish that love for movement young while they’re here and spark that, and then they’re more likely to carry it on throughout life.”…