April Ollila is a 2025-2026 Teach Plus Texas Policy Fellow and 5th grade science and social studies teacher leader at Whitesboro Intermediate School in Whitesboro, Texas. She holds leadership positions in the University Interscholastic League program, in support of gifted and talented students, and as a science mentor for all grades. April also is the school Student Council sponsor and taught middle school and high school band. She has been her district’s teacher of the month multiple times, as well as was District Teacher of the Year and Region 10 Elementary Teacher of the Year finalist (2019). April has served on numerous committees for the Texas Education Agency and has received numerous grants. She earned her bachelor’s in music education and master’s in curriculum and instruction, both from Southeastern Oklahoma University, and holds an administrative certification.
