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After Utah’s 2027 Teacher of the Year died unexpectedly, state officials have named a new one

Utah state education officials have selected a new 2027 Teacher of the Year.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Daren Lentz, a seventh grade math teacher at South Cache Middle School, is honored as Utah's 2027 Teacher of the Year during a meeting of the Utah Board of Education in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Daren Lentz, a seventh grade math teacher at South Cache Middle School, is honored as Utah's 2027 Teacher of the Year during a meeting of the Utah Board of Education in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026.

By https://s3.amazonaws.com/arc-authors/sltrib/3ab0da87-a93f-43be-9630-295049d554b0.png Carmen Nesbitt
 | Nov. 5, 2026, 10:30 a.m.
| Updated: 10:31 a.m.

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