The Moreland School District has a Strategic Plan Goal to "Attract, Support and Retain Exemplary Staff." One way this is achieved is through celebrating achievements of staff with letters, awards, celebrations and receptions. As voted by their school sites, here are the 2017 People of the Year:
| School Site | Teacher (Certificated) | Position Held in District | Classified | Position Held in District | Volunteer |
| Anderson | Brent Duka | 5th Grade Teacher | Alicia Thornton | Admin. Asst | Carmen Gonzalez |
| Baker | Margarent Kondo | 5th Grade Teacher | Janet Rathburn | Intervention Aide | Michelle Mapes |
| Country Lane | Wendy Doolittle | Speech Teacher | Jeanne Roensch | Intervention Aide | Tonya Gazzera |
| Easterbrook Discovery | Maria Kinney | 6th Grade Teacher | Jeanine Henneman | Food Service Worker | Stephanie deRaynal |
| Latimer | Shanowa Ross | Reading Specialist (RSP) | Chanelle Brearley | Office Assistant | Fiona Anderberg |
| Payne | Myla Uehara | Special Day Class K/1 Teacher | Leticia Tapia | Community Liaison | Miwa Yamamoto |
| Moreland Middle | Shanna Urbancic | 6-8 English Language Development (ELD) | Veronica Trejo | Community Liaison | Lisa Palumbo |
| District-Wide Winners | Shanna Urbancic | 6-8 English Language Development (ELD) | Chanelle Brearley | Office Assistant | Michelle Mapes |