Very proud of my husband Paul Mixon! He was named as one of the 10 finalist for Ga Teacher of the Year! Press Release: 2015 Georgia Teacher of the Year Finalists Announced MEDIA CONTACT: Matt Cardoza, GaDOE Communications Office, (404) 651-7358, [email protected] Keisha Ford-Jenrette, Phone: (404) 657-2949, [email protected] - Follow us on Twitter and Facebook April 7, 2014 -- State School Superintendent Dr. John Barge today announced the finalists for 2015 Georgia Teacher of the Year. The 10 finalists were chosen from a pool of 156 applicants who were selected as the Teacher of the Year in their representative school districts. The applications were read by a panel of judges that included current and former classroom teachers, past Georgia Teacher of the Year winners and finalists, administrators, community leaders and others. The finalists were chosen based on the strength of their essay responses. I congratulate our ten Georgia Teacher of the Year finalists and those who applied,” Superintendent Barge said. “As usual, we had a very impressive group of teachers make the top ten. I look forward to working with all of them to help continue the student achievement gains our schools are showing.” Over the next several weeks, a panel of judges will conduct video observations and interview each of the finalists. The finalists will also give a speech at a luncheon sponsored by Georgia Power in April. The winner will be announced at the Georgia Teacher of the Year conference during the banquet on May 16, 2014, at the Georgia International Convention Center. The banquet, paid for through donations from sponsors, will honor each local district Teacher of the Year. A reception hosted by United Healthcare will be held prior to the banquet. The 2015 Georgia Teacher of the Year will travel around the state and the nation, serving as an ambassador for the teaching profession. The winner will also be entered in the National Teacher of the Year competition. The 2014 Georgia Teacher of the Year is Mrs. Jemelleh Coes, a Special Education English Language Arts and Reading teacher from Langston Chapel Middle School in Statesboro. To learn more about Mrs. Coes and the Teacher of the Year program, click here: gadoe.org/External-Affairs-and-Policy/Excellence-Recognition/Pages/Georgia-Teacher-of-the-Year-Program.aspx 2015 Georgia Teacher of the Year Finalists (in alphabetical order by district) Teacher, Subject, System, School Rita L. Simmons, Gifted K-5 Atlanta Public Schools, Cleveland Avenue Elementary Rhonda Lokey, Sixth Grade Social Studies Cobb County, Campbell Middle Dr. Lyn Schenbeck, Film/Video Music, Business in Arts, Music in Medicine, String and Vocals Coweta County, Central Educational Center Michelle Peace, Spanish I, II, III Early County, Early County High Sarah Ballew Welch, English, Oral/Written Communications and British Literature Fannin County, Fannin County High Nick C. Crowder, Engineering Education Forsyth County, South Forsyth High Hyunjin Son, Physics and Foundations of Engineering & Technology Gwinnett County, Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science and Technology Paul D. Mixon, Journalism and Economics Heard County, Heard County High Amanda Miliner, Fourth Grade Houston County, Miller Elementary Marc Pedersen, Biology, Biotechnology and Chemistry Paulding County, Paulding County High The Georgia Teacher of the Year Program is sponsored by United Healthcare. -------------------------------------------- Matt Cardoza Director of Communications Georgia Department of Education 2062 Twin Towers East 205 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive SE Atlanta, GA 30334 (404) 651-7358 [email protected] gadoe.org/ Making Education Work for All Georgians
Posted on: Mon, 07 Apr 2014 23:06:00 +0000
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