Overview: Redmond High School teacher, Mona Mensing, won Oregon's regional Teacher of the Year award, an esteemed honor. Mona Mensing, an English teacher at Redmond High School, was named one of Oregon’s 16 regional Teachers of the Year for 2025-26 during a surprise all-school assembly Sept. 16. Regional winners receive $1,000, while the state winner receives $10,000 and their school receives $5,000, courtesy of the Oregon Lottery partnership. Credit: Redmond School DistrictSelection processThe Teacher of the Year selection process involves nominations from students, colleagues, principals, friends or family members. The Oregon Lottery has supported public schools since 1995 and has partnered with ODE since 2016.