By Melanie LeCroy/melanie@gulfcoastmedia.com
Krista N. Marcum, a science, Gulf Coast Ecology and Marine Biology teacher at Gulf Shore High School has been selected as the 2021-2022 District 1 Secondary Teacher of the Year. She is also one of 16 finalists for the 2021 -2022 Alabama Teacher of the Year.
Marcum obtained her bachelor’s degree in education from Indiana University, master’s degree in education from Indiana Wesleyan, and she achieved National Board Certification in 2017.
The Gulf Coast Ecology class is a unique class to Gulf Shores High School. Marcum was approached by Principal Cindy Veazey about starting a new environmental class that gets the students out into the environment to learn science. Assistant Superintendent Stephanie Harrison mentioned the unique program in the reference letter she wrote for Marcum.
MONTGOMERY The Alabama State Department of Education announced finalists for Alabama Teacher of the Year.
Jeff Schrupp was selected as the District VII Secondary Teacher of the Year. He is now one of 16 finalists up for the title of Alabama 2021-2022 Teacher of the Year.
The pool will soon be narrowed down to a top four and the winner will be announced in August. Alabama’s Teacher of the year will then go on to be a candidate for National Teacher of the Year. During the school year, Alabama’s representative will serve as a full-time ambassador for education and teaching profession and will present workshops to various groups.
Here are the Alabama 2021-22 Teacher of the Year finalists
Updated May 11, 2021;
Reflecting on his experiences as the most recent finalist, and Alabama’s current Teacher of the Year, Dr. Andrew Jackson said, “Congratulations to these highly skilled educators, who have been selected to represent their local school systems and our regional education districts. Each of these Alabama Teacher of the Year 16 Finalists truly demonstrate outstanding classroom leadership and are elevating our profession to new levels of success.”
The pool of candidates will be narrowed to the top four by a state-level committee. The 2021-22 Alabama Teacher of the Year will be announced in August.