Lee chosen as one of 2020 Alice Buffett Outstanding Teachers

Kristy Lee
Kristy Lee

Kristy Lee, a math teacher at Marrs Middle School, is one of 15 Omaha Public Schools teachers chosen for an Alice Buffett Outstanding Teacher Award.

Lee, a graduate of the OPS TLA Math in the Middle program. has been with OPS for 15 years, all of them at Marrs. She is from Omaha and has a B.S. from the University of Nebraska at Omaha, an M.A. from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and an M.Ed. from Concordia University.

The Alice Buffett Outstanding Teacher Award recognizes the achievements of skilled and dedicated educators in the Omaha Public Schools (OPS). Given to 15 teachers annually, the Award has recognized and rewarded nearly 300 teachers over the past two decades. Any Omaha Public Schools teacher or counselor (Pre-K through 12), with a minimum of two years experience, is eligible for nomination.

The winners are awarded with the following:

$10,000 gift
Alice Buffett Outstanding Teacher Award Medallion
$1,000 in McDonald's gift cards

See all of the winners at https://buffettoutstandingteachers.org/.