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Weakley County School System Names Teachers of the Year

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WEAKLEY COUNTY (February 19) — First selected by their peers, then acknowledged through a committee review, three Weakley County Teachers of the Year now advance to a regional level and possibly on to be named the state’s Teacher of the Year.
Lauren Campbell of Martin Primary, Tori Shepherd of Sharon School and Linda Farmer of Greenfield School were named as this year’s Teachers of the Year after already receiving the nod from the teachers with whom they work.
Applications for the regional Teacher of the Year are due Feb. 28. By the end of March, regional judges will have selected three (one for pre-K-4th, 5th-8th, 9th-12th) for each of Tennessee’s nine regions. Nine finalists will be named by the end of June with the top teacher tapped to be celebrated in a September event.

A Tennessee Teacher of the Year candidate must be a full-time, certified, in good standing, pre-K–12 teacher in a state-accredited Tennessee public school at each stage of the recognition process; spend the majority of the school day in direct instruction to students; have a minimum of three years of experience as a teacher in Tennessee public schools; and have a track record of exceptional gains in student achievement.
Teachers of the Year by school in Pre-K through 4th Grade are Alyssa Bynum, Dresden Elementary School; Sherri Brawner, Gleason School; Jan Mitchell, Greenfield School; April Fishel, Martin Elementary School; Lauren Campbell, Martin Primary School; and Kristi Parsley, Sharon School.
In 5th Grade through 8th Grade, teaching peers selected Katie West, Dresden Middle School; Amy Orr, Gleason School; Anna Bryant, Greenfield School; Robin Pape, Martin Elementary School; Becky Mullins, Martin Middle School; and Tori Shepherd, Sharon School.
For 9th Grade through 12th Grade, the school Teachers of the Year are Jacob Abbott, Dresden High School; Jessica Collins, Gleason School; Linda Farmer, Greenfield School; and Kimberly Elliott, Westview High School.

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