With a master s degree in educational leadership from Saint Leo University, Brown is a third- and fourth-grade English language arts teacher at Wildwood Elementary. She is passionate about supporting her students academically through the positive relationships she has built with each of them.
“Ms. Brown’s dedication and contributions of time, effort, and talent to our students are exceptional, Sumter County School Superintendent Richard Shirley said.
Brown also serves as the Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) site member for her school, is the district English language arts representative, and established the Reading Superstars program to recognize students making outstanding gains.
Mandarin High School history teacher Jim Schmitt was greeted by a few more visitors in his classroom compared to his usual batch of students on Tuesday morning. With a giant banner in hand, Florida Department of Education officials let the veteran teacher know that he was a 2022 Florida Teacher of the Year Finalist.
Schmitt is one of five finalists that were selected throughout Florida out of the state s more than 185,000 public school teachers. Each year, the Department of Education selects finalists from a pool of district Teachers of the Year.
In January, Schmitt who has been in the field for 27 years was named Duval County s Teacher of the Year. He was recognized for his work developing a writing program for at-risk students, writing a $10,000 grant for a school-to-work program and for serving as a standards coach. Before he became a teacher, Schmitt served as a Lieutenant in the United States Navy.
Duval County Teacher of the Year is finalist for 2022 Florida Teacher of the Year
Mandarin High history teacher Jim Schmitt among 5 finalists for statewide honor
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Jim Schmitt of Mandarin High School is the 2021 VyStar Duval County Teacher of the Year. (WJXT)
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jim Schmitt, who teaches history and global perspectives and research at Mandarin High School and was named the 2021 VyStar Duval County Teacher of the Year, is a 2022 Florida Teacher of the Year state finalist.
K-12 Public Schools Chancellor Jacob Oliva and Deputy Chancellor for Educator Quality Dr. Paul Burns from the Florida Department of Education made the announcement during a surprise visit to Mandarin High on Tuesday.
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Luke Eastman First-time purchasers of beverages in Vermont could be forgiven their puzzlement over the state s bottle deposit law: Wine cooler containers require a 5-cent deposit; wine bottles don t. Cans from local Zero Gravity Craft Brewery carry a nickel deposit; cans from local Citizen Cider don t. And that plastic bottle of Poland Springs sparkling water gets returned, while the one without the bubbles goes in the blue recycling bin. For years environmental advocates have worked to widen the scope of the state s bottle deposit law to cover the expanding universe of beverage brands and containers, especially the proliferation of single-use plastic water bottles.