The Foundation for Lee County Public Schools recently announced the top 30 finalists in the Golden Apple Teacher Recognition Program. The teachers who rank very highly in the selection process and round out the top 100 recognized applicants are given the honorable title of Teachers of Distinction. These esteemed educators will be invited to attend the Golden Apple Banquet and the Golden Apple Social where they will be honored for the quality and dedication they each bring to the classroom.
The 2013-2014 Teachers of Distinction are:
| Denise Ayers | Island Coast High |
| Linda Barlow | Island Coast High |
| Donald Barnett | Mariner High |
| Shannon Barone | Cape Elementary |
| James Barritt | South Fort Myers High |
| Susanne Bisplinghoff | Gulf Elementary |
| Brian Blauet | Paul Laurence Dunbar Middle |
| Vickie Campbell | Tropic Isles Elementary |
| Eileen Cherbini | Lehigh Acres Middle |
| Michael Cherbini | Lehigh Senior High |
| Amy Cicchino | Island Coast High |
| Kim Conrad | Mirror Lakes Elementary |
| Andrew Coy | Riverdale High |
| Jessica DeMarie | Lehigh Senior High |
| Dori Dunham | Colonial Elementary |
| Cathy Edwins | South Fort Myers High |
| Trina Emler | Heights Elementary |
| Lorna Ermacora | Diplomat Middle |
| Mara Exposito | Diplomat Elementary |
| Linda Grant | Patriot Elementary |
| Catherine Griffin | Dunbar High |
| Lisa Gumm | Challenger Middle |
| Anne Hester | Riverdale High |
| Norman Heyboer | Estero High |
| Mary Irizarry | Ida S Baker High |
| Susan Ives | Harns Marsh Middle School |
| Diane Jaskier | J. Colin English Elementary |
| Rhonda Kerr | Orangewood Elementary |
| Lorie Kinney | Riverdale High |
| Ashley Koehler | Cape Coral High |
| Amy Kuykendall | Tropic Isles Elementary |
| Marcellina Landfried | Villas Elementary |
| Amanda Leslie | Heights Elementary |
| Louis Lillard | Riverdale High |
| Christian Luciano | Three Oaks Elementary |
| Kelly Mains | Tortuga Preserve Elementary |
| Jeana Malone | Gateway Elementary |
| BrittanyLee Martin (Mobert) | Lehigh Elementary |
| Melissa McClellan | Skyline Elementary |
| Jamie McGougan | North Fort Myers Academy for the Arts |
| Stephanie Melendez | Fort Myers High |
| Marsha Menear | Three Oaks Middle |
| Adam Molloy | North Fort Myers High |
| Katherine Morris | South Fort Myers High |
| Monica Nelson | Heights Elementary |
| Yelennys Ochoa | Caloosa Elementary |
| Ivette Orama | Three Oaks Elementary |
| Erica Orjuela | Island Coast High |
| Dharmistha Patel | Dr. Carrie D. Robinson Littleton Elementary |
| Christina Penuel | Lehigh Senior High |
| Aimie Petrikas | Estero High |
| Tonia Petro | Skyline Elementary |
| Patricia Pietkiewicz | San Carlos Park Elementary |
| Joseph Restino | Lehigh Senior High |
| Jorge Romanach | Estero High |
| Holly Rose | North Fort Myers Academy for the Arts |
| Jennifer Sandru | Heights Elementary |
| Jennifer Sarzyniak | Paul Laurence Dunbar Middle |
| Stacie Schweizer | Island Coast High |
| Kelly Seaton | Cape Coral High |
| Jennifer Smith | Lexington Middle |
| Michelle Start | Lehigh Senior High |
| Russ Turpin | South Fort Myers High |
| Dr. Phyllis Verrone | Skyline Elementary |
| Alice Weatherford | The Alva School |
| Keith White | Cypress Lake Middle |
| Joy Williams | Cypress Lake Middle |
| Lisa Williams | Cypress Lake Middle |
| Pamela Yates | The Sanibel School |
| Jason Zehnder | Island Coast High |
Ms Kelly Mains You deserve it. Congratulations!