April 11 – Katelynn Delaplaine

Katelynn Delaplaine is in her tenth-year teaching English Language Arts and Reading at Dailey Middle School in Del Valle ISD. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Advertising from Syracuse University and a Master’s in Secondary Education from Texas State University.

On campus, Katelynn is frequently referred to as the “energizer bunny,” using her passionate teaching style to promote reading confidence and excitement, further encouraging students who already have a love for reading and instilling positivity for those students who are more reluctant. As an extension of the classroom, she is known for celebrating her class for their incredible reading growth by playing at the soccer mini pitch at the school.

In 2024, Katelynn was honored as the District’s Secondary Teacher of the Year, in part for promoting a teaching philosophy rooted in the idea that reading not only helps us understand the world better, but often ourselves.