PCSSD announces school-level Teachers of the Year

PULASKI COUNTY — For the second year in a row, the Pulaski County Special School District (PCSSD) is participating in the Arkansas Teacher of the Year program. 

Through a rigorous selection process, each of PCSSD’s 25 brick-and-mortar schools, as well as the Center of Innovation and DRIVEN Virtual Academy, selected one educator as their school teacher of the year. The following teachers were selected to represent their school based on nominations and recommendations from their peers.

SCHOOLTEACHER
BAKER ELEMENTARYDawn Bartels
CATO ELEMENTARYKristy Robinson
CHENAL ELEMENTARYCaitlin Spencer
COLLEGE STATION ELEMENTARYTonya Colen
CRYSTAL HILL ELEMENTARYLaura Campbell
DAISY BATES ELEMENTARYErica Mack
HARRIS ELEMENTARYJackie Hayes
LANDMARK ELEMENTARYAudrian Harville
LAWSON ELEMENTARYBettye Mhoon
OAK GROVE ELEMENTARYJacqueline Thompson
OAKBROOKE ELEMENTARYBrittany Slayton
PINE FOREST ELEMENTARYErin Dearasaugh
ROBINSON ELEMENTARYElise Moore
SHERWOOD ELEMENTARYRachel Gammill
SYLVAN HILLS ELEMENTARYBeth Hendrix
WILLIAM JEFFERSON CLINTON ELEMENTARYChristy Hobbs
MAUMELLE MIDDLEAndrea Johnson
MILLS MIDDLEEthan Moore
ROBINSON MIDDLEDawn Irby
SYLVAN HILLS MIDDLEBokari Williams
SYLVAN HILLS JUNIOR HIGHCallie Seats
MAUMELLE HIGHDavid White
MILLS UNIVERSITY STUDIES HIGHGregory Hamblock
ROBINSON HIGHMichelle Young
SYLVAN HILLS HIGHPrentice Dupins
CENTER OF INNOVATIONLaTiya Cooper
DRIVEN VIRTUAL ACADEMYClarence Guy

A panel made up of District and school administrators will review the school-level teachers of the year to determine the PCSSD Teacher of the Year. The District winner will be announced at a celebration banquet on Friday, May 13.

PCSSD followed the Arkansas Department of Education Division of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) Teacher of the Year guidelines, including the teacher’s impact on school culture, leadership in and out of the classroom, and student connections. The winner of the PCSSD Teacher of the Year will be submitted to DESE for consideration for the 2023 Arkansas Teacher of the Year.