SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Danielle O’Neil was named 2025-26 Teacher of the Year for Springfield Public Schools (SPS) on Friday, May 2, during Celebrate SPS, an event hosted by Foundation for Springfield Public Schools.
According to a press release, O’Neil is a physical education teacher at Sherwood Elementary School.
She started her career with SPS in 2016 and taught at Pershing Middle School until 2018. She then taught for a year at Delaware Elementary School from 2018-2019 before transitioning to her current role at Sherwood.
“I believe that movement is for everyone and PE should be a bridge between school, home and the larger community,” O’Neill said in the release. “I want my students to know that they are seen, valued and supported, and I want their families to feel that same sense of belonging.”…