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Shirin Gibson began her career as an educator in Manatee County in 1996, working as a teacher’s aide at Daughtrey Elementary School.
Over the next 24 years, she rose through the ranks to become a teacher, assistant principal, principal and eventually executive director of curriculum and professional learning.
Gibson died earlier this month at the age of 47.
The educator who went from a support role to overseeing curriculum for a district of 50,000 students, earning her doctorate in education along the way, will be remembered for more than her ambition, Manatee Superintendent Cynthia Saunders said.
Gibson leaves behind “a legacy of impeccable standards and kindness,” one that district staff would strive to emulate, Saunders said.