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Bryan Butcher Jr, the 2025 Oregon Teacher of the Year, is currently a seventh grade mathematics teacher at Beaumont Middle School in Portland, OR. Butcher, a Portland native, graduated from Grant High School in 2008. He attended Morehouse College where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in sociology. Butcher graduated, Magna Cum Laude, and was selected as a member of Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society.

Following graduation, Butcher joined Teach for America. He moved to Brooklyn, NY to teach at Excellence Boys Charter School, while earning a Masters in Teaching from Relay Graduate School of Education. In 2014, Butcher returned to Portland to teach fifth grade at Chief Joseph/Ockley Green School. Three years later, Butcher returned to his alma mater, Boise-Eliot Elementary School, as a School Climate Specialist. Missing the classroom, Butcher returned to teach math at Beaumont. At Beaumont, Butcher takes on a significant role in creating culture for the entire school. Butcher has been a catalyst in the execution of many whole school events. For the last six years, he has also led Beaumont’s Black Student Union.

When visiting Butcher’s classroom, he wants you to see a thriving community of learners, working together. With two guiding principles of respect and effort, Butcher believes maintaining high standards and expectations allows students to flourish. Respect and effort provide an environment where students feel comfortable asking questions, participating in discussions, and taking risks. In Butcher’s class there is an expectation and joy that comes from learning, everyday.

Latrenda Knighten, President (2024 - 2026) of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) is a retired Math Supervisor from Baton Rouge, LA. She has been an educator for more than 30 years during which she has held many roles that include being a classroom teacher, mathematics coach, and district content leader. An active member of many professional organizations, Latrenda is a past member of the NCTM, NCSM (Leadership in Math Education) and the Benjamin Banneker Association (BBA) Board of Directors. She is also the co-author of three books: Classroom-Ready Rich Math Tasks, Grades K - 1, Five to Thrive: Answers to Your Biggest Questions About Teaching Elementary Math, K-5 and Proactive Mathematics Interventions, Grades 2 - 5.