On Friday, the governor and education secretary named four as semi-finalists for the State Teacher of the Year.
Are:
Tia Brickey, Library Media Specialist, Park Avenue Elementary School, Stuttgart School District, Arkansas River Educational Services Cooperative.
Amber Harbin, Science K-8, STEM and Project Lead the Way, Forest Heights STEM Academy, Little Rock School District, Pulaski County.
Each of the four semi-finalists won a certificate, a medallion and a $1,000 prize in a rite at the Governor’s Mansion in Little Rock, where they were revered by Governor Asa Hutchinson and Education Secretary Johnny Key. The 12 regional semi-finalists were also identified at the event. The Walton Family Foundation, a former advocate of the instructor of the year, funded the awards.
The State Teacher of the Year variety committee will conduct on-site visits, which will come with observations and interviews, with Arkansas Professor of the Year 2021, who will be named in the fall.
Read Saturday’s Arkansas Democratic Gazette for more details.