For immediate release
April 4, 2017
2017 Teacher of the Year to be Announced Thursday
The 2017 Burroughs Wellcome Fund North Carolina Teacher of
the Year will be announced Thursday, April 6, during a luncheon at The Umstead,
100 Woodland Pond Drive, Cary.
The
actual announcement is expected to take place around 1:45 p.m.
Finalists for the award are:
- Northeast: Amy Parker, Hertford
Grammar (Perquimans County Schools);
- Southeast: Lisa Godwin, Dixon
Elementary (Onslow County Schools);
- North Central: Miles Macleod,
Heritage High (Wake County Schools);
- Sandhills: Juandalynn Ray, Sampson
Middle (Clinton City Schools);
- Piedmont-Triad: Adam Reeder,
Asheboro High (Asheboro City Schools);
- Southwest: Anthony Johnson, Jr.,
Isenberg Elementary (Rowan-Salisbury Schools);
- Northwest: Carrie Franklin, Glenwood
Elementary (McDowell County Schools);
- Western: Leslie Schoof, Madison
Early College High (Madison County Schools); and
- Charter Schools: Deborah Brown,
Research Triangle High (Research Triangle Park).
The North
Carolina Teacher of the Year will spend next school year traveling the state as
an ambassador for the teaching profession. He or she will receive the use of a state vehicle for one year, a
one-year leased vehicle from Flow Automotive, LLC, the opportunity to attend a
seminar at the NC Center for the Advancement of Teaching, a mobile device from
Lenovo valued at approximately $1,600, an engraved vase, a one-time cash award
of $7,500, a trip to the National Teacher of the Year Conference and
International Space Camp, and the opportunity to travel abroad through an
endowment sponsored by Go Global NC.
North Carolina has recognized outstanding teachers through
its Teacher of the Year program since 1970. For more information on North
Carolina’s Teacher of the Year recognition program, visit the program’s website
or contact the NCDPI Communications division at 919-807-3450.
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