Top photo: Group of staff and students in a gym holding a banner that reads “Coppell ISD Elementary Teacher of the Year Heather Hilderbrand, DCE.” Bottom photo: New Tech Teacher of the Year Alex Holmes group standing in front of a step-and-repeat backdrop as a Coppell ISD Teacher of the Year honoree holds a certificate and sign.

Heather Hildebrand and Alex Holmes Are CISD's Teachers of the Year

Coppell ISD

April 13, 2026

Congratulations to Denton Creek Elementary 1st grade teacher Heather Hildebrand and New Tech High @ Coppell English teacher Alex Holmes for being selected as the CISD 2025-2026 District Teachers of the Year for Elementary and Secondary, respectively. They were surprised with the news at their schools on April 10.