METRO ATLANTA — Metro Atlanta school districts are recognizing their distinguished and beloved instructors with the title of 2023-24 Teacher of the Year.
Here is a look at the winners and nominees from Fulton, Forsyth and DeKalb County schools.
Forsyth County
Forsyth County began its process in September. Schools in the district named their nominations Sept. 1, and the selected teachers submitted applications in October.
School district officials narrowed the nomination pool to 21 semi-finalists Nov. 15.
“Those teachers submit a classroom observation video that is scored by a separate committee, and the top five combined scores of both essay and video give the five finalists,” Forsyth County Schools Communications Facilitator Hannah Samples said.
Schools Superintendent Jeff Bearden and representatives from the Chamber of Commerce and Andean Chevrolet visited the five finalists’ classrooms to surprise them with their nominations Feb. 8.
The 2023-24 Forsyth County Schools teacher of the year will receive a car lease from Andean Chevrolet.
Forsyth County is set to name its teacher of the year at a Celebration of Excellence luncheon at 11:30 a.m. March 14.
DeKalb County
DeKalb County School District named Kristen Jones its 2023-24 Teacher of the Year at its 10th annual Academy of Educational Excellence Awards Gala Nov. 4 at the Georgia World Congress Center.
Jones, a fifth grade math and social studies teacher at DeKalb Elementary School of the Arts, received a $1,000 check from Georgia United Credit Union at the ceremony.
The school district also recognized Redan High School Principal Vitella Dodson as 2023-24 Principal of the Year.
Donna Howard from DeKalb School of the Arts, Dale Collins from the Department of Public Safety and Syreeta McTier from Smoke Rise Elementary School were named Educational Support Professionals of the Year.
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