WCPS Announces Teachers of the Year
Goldsboro, N.C. –With the school year coming to a close, Wayne County Public Schools is excited to announce the 2014-2015 Teachers of the Year who will represent their schools in the coming school year. The 31 teachers selected will now prepare to compete for the district-wide honor of WCPS Teacher of the Year. “These teachers demonstrate the highest qualities, standards and commitment to the education of our students,” states Dr. Steven Taylor, WCPS Superintendent. “We congratulate all of the school-level Teachers of the Year and wish them the very best in the next round of the competition.”
The 2014-2015 Teachers of the Year for each school are:
School
Teacher of the Year
Teaching Assignment
Brogden Middle
Jorge Ospino
Grades 5-8 ESL
Brogden Primary
Amanda Skelton
Kindergarten
Carver Elementary
David Powell
Grade 4 Science/Social Studies
Carver Heights Elementary
Felicia Best
Grade 2
Charles B. Aycock High
Mary Rose Yoo
Grades 9-12 Physics Honors/Physical Science
Dillard Middle
Revelene Hutchins
Grade 6 Social Studies
Eastern Wayne Elementary
Stacy Herring
Grade 5 Math/Science
Eastern Wayne High
Carolyn Wegman
Home Economics
Eastern Wayne Middle
Jennifer Fricks
Grades 6 & 8 EC Inclusion/Resource
Edgewood Community Developmental School
Belinda Jones
Grades 1 & 2 EC Self-Contained
Fremont STARS Elementary
Emily Martin
Grades K-5 ESL
Goldsboro High
Mahipal Deswal
Grades 9-12 Math
Grantham School
Jamie Cox
Grades K-4 Music & 7-8 Chorus
Greenwood Middle
Anita Martin
Grade 5 Language Arts/ Social Studies
Meadow Lane Elementary
Amy Crawford
Grade 1
Mount Olive Middle
Matthew Soper
Grade 5 Math
North Drive Elementary
Tonya Langston
Grades 3 & 4 EC
Northeast Elementary
Courtney Danielle Rothwell
Grade 4
Northwest Elementary
Donna Lewis
Grade 4
Norwayne Middle
Ashley Horne
Grade 8 Math
Rosewood Elementary
Merle Elam
Grades K-5 Art
Rosewood High
Allison Jennings
Grades 9-12 Agriculture Education
Rosewood Middle
Melissa Riser
Grades 6-12 Music/Band
School Street Elementary
Veronica Lopez
Pre-Kindergarten
Southern Wayne High
Holly Jo King
Grades 9-12 English
Spring Creek Elementary
Melisha Carson
Kindergarten
Spring Creek High
Melissa Lewis
Grades 9-12 Allied Health
Tommy’s Road Elementary
Kimberly Langston
Kindergarten
Wayne Early/Middle College High
Maurice Nicholson
Grades 10 & 12 English Honors
Wayne Academy
Trae McKee
Grades 6-12 Physical Education
Wayne School of Engineering
Allyson Daly
Grades 7 & 10 English
For the next round of the district’s Teacher of the Year competition, the 31 candidates will complete portfolios that will be submitted to the WCPS Teacher of the Year selection committee. The committee will then review portfolios and conduct interviews of all the candidates in August. Following the interviews, the field will be narrowed to three finalists — one each from the elementary, middle, and high school level.
The WCPS Teacher of the Year will be selected from the finalists and announced in August at the annual WCPS Teacher of the Year Banquet to be held on August 19 at Goldsboro Country Club.
(For more information, contact Ken Derksen at 919-705-6125)
