A Montgomery Blair High School educator has been named the 2026 Teacher of the Year.
“I’m elated, speechless,” said Michelle Elie, an English teacher at Montgomery Blair, after being named Montgomery County Public Schools Teacher of the Year Tuesday.
Elie teaches 12th grade honors English and is an advisor to the online newspaper, Silver Chips. She also developed an African-American literature class, rising the offering from an elective to a semester long English course. She is also founder of Blair’s African-American studies academy…