December 2025

Boston Public Schools' Thomas Simmons Named 2026 Massachusetts Teacher of the Year Award Finalist!

A short video portrait of Boston Public Schools educator and 2026 Massachusetts Teacher of the Year Award finalist Tommy Simmons.

Boston Public Schools educator and 2026 Massachusetts Teacher of the Year Award finalist Tommy Simmons teaches in his classroom in East Boston.

Tommy Simmons

Super passionate, super kind, and super cool educator Tommy Simmons let me observe and film a couple of his classes out in East Boston’s Mario Umana Academy.

Boston Public Schools educator and 2026 Massachusetts Teacher of the Year Award finalist Tommy Simmons poses for a photo.
Boston Public Schools educator and 2026 Massachusetts Teacher of the Year Award finalist Tommy Simmons leads a discussion in his classroom in East Boston.
Boston Public Schools educator and 2026 Massachusetts Teacher of the Year Award finalist Tommy Simmons works with students at a table in his classroom in East Boston.
Boston Public Schools educator and 2026 Massachusetts Teacher of the Year Award finalist Tommy Simmons works with students at a table in his classroom in East Boston.
Boston Public Schools educator and 2026 Massachusetts Teacher of the Year Award finalist Tommy Simmons works with a student in front of a laptop at a table in his classroom in East Boston.
Boston Public Schools educator and 2026 Massachusetts Teacher of the Year Award finalist Tommy Simmons leads a discussion in his classroom in East Boston.
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