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Beaufort County School District teachers were treated with balloons, flowers, chocolate and proclamations this week as members of the Board of Education and District senior staff members made surprise visits to each teacher’s classroom to announce the 2011-2012 Teachers of the Year.
Teachers of the Year are selected by their peers following criteria established by the schools, the district’s Teacher Forum and the SC Department of Education. In the fall, each teacher will compete for the District’s Teacher of the Year honor.
District Superintendent, Dr. Valerie Truesdale, said “This is a terrific opportunity to celebrate the unique gifts of our best of the best teacher leaders. In these difficult economic times, we want to be sure our teachers know how much we appreciate their willingness to do more with less resources.”
The 2011-2012 Beaufort County Teachers of the Year are:
|
Steve |
Shamblen |
Academy for Career Excellence |
|
Kim |
Day |
Battery Creek High School |
|
Joan |
Linyard |
Beaufort Elementary |
|
Debbie |
Kidd |
Beaufort High School |
|
Stephanie |
Luzny |
Beaufort Middle School |
|
Amelia |
Middleton |
Bluffton Elementary School |
|
Jessica |
Phillips |
Bluffton High School |
|
Lois |
Lewis |
Bluffton Middle School |
|
Jamie |
Allen |
Broad River Elementary School |
|
Katherine |
Williams |
Coosa Elementary School |
|
Sonia |
Merrick |
HE McCracken Middle School |
|
Donna |
Fonseca |
Hilton Head Island Early Childhood Center |
|
Treva |
Kent |
Hilton Head Island Elementary School IB |
|
Gray |
Chris |
Hilton Head Island High School |
|
Maxine |
Chisolm |
Hilton Head Island Middle School |
|
Jackie |
Wheeler |
HHI School for the Creative Arts |
|
Jessica |
Goethie-Bacon |
Lady's Island Elementary School |
|
Cadra |
Rooney |
Lady's Island Middle School |
|
Kathleen |
Archer |
Michael C Riley Elementary School |
|
Cole |
Lubkin |
Mossy Oaks Elementary School |
|
Marlayna |
Tracy |
Okatie Elementary School |
|
Kimberly |
Waters |
Port Royal Elementary School |
|
Heather |
Tamminen |
Pritchardville Elementary School |
|
Venita |
Barnette |
Red Cedar Elementary School |
|
Steve |
McPherson |
Robert Smalls Middle School |
|
Julie |
Rast |
Joseph S Shanklin Elementary School |
|
Jacqueline |
Simmons |
Shell Point Elementary School |
|
Karen |
Watts |
St. Helena Elementary School |
|
Latoya |
Gilbert |
Whale Branch Elementary School |
|
Karen |
Jones |
Whale Branch Early College High School |
|
Catia |
Gilbert |
Whale Branch Middle School |
