A committee from Gwinnett County Public Schools (GCPS) recently narrowed down the list of GwinnettÂ’s top educators on the road to being named the 2016-17 Gwinnett County Teacher of the Year. The committee announced the names of the 25 semifinalists to be considered for the systemÂ’s top honor. The group of 15 elementary, five middle, and five high school...
The first step of the district's search for its 2016-17 Gwinnett County Public Schools (GCPS) Teacher of the Year (TOTY) is complete and 135 local school Teachers of the Year have been designated as tops in their schools.
"These teachers are passionate and committed to ensuring their students have a bright future," says Dr. Nikki Mouton, executive director of Curriculum...
Congratulations are in order for two GGC School of Education alumni who became the first Grizzles to be nominated for the Gwinnett County Public SchoolsÂ’ Teacher of the Year Award program.
Mary Cortellino Eich of Corley Elementary School in Lawrenceville, and Katherine “Katie” Nunn of Mason Elementary School in Duluth, both graduated in 2012 with bachelor’s degrees in special education.
Zhang follows her dream from a remote Chinese village to GeorgiaÂ’s highest teaching honor
It’s almost 10 p.m. and a campus police officer is making his rounds to clear Georgia Gwinnett College’s buildings for the night. He stops by Dr. Mei “Miranda” Zhang’s office, and like many other nights, he finds
her with students, having a study session.
Sometimes, she is found...
When her students were asked in a recent survey if, “My teacher always encourages us to do our best,” 100% of them said this was true of Shannon Weeks.
“Even though I always tell them to do their best, I expect that,” says Weeks, who was recently named Buford City Schools Teacher of the Year. “They will rise to your...
Gwinnett County Public Schools (GCPS) is home to outstanding educators who are dedicated to preparing their students for college, careers, and citizenship. In fact, we believe GCPS teachers are the best in the state and in the country. We salute these excellent representatives of the GCPS teaching corps, our 2015–16 Teachers of the Year!
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
2016 Elementary School Teacher of...
Designed to be reflective and unique to Gwinnett and across the metro Atlanta area, the Gwinnett Chamber honored more than 100 finalist organizations, across nearly ten industry categories, on Wednesday, May 18, at the IMPACT Regional Business Awards, presented by BB&T.
“The IMPACT Regional Business Awards recognize premier organizations in critical industries that are driving economic development and job creation,...
Attorney Tadia D. Whitner was sworn in as associate judge Monday.
Whitner replaces Angela Duncan who was hired as a full-time Magistrate Judge in Gwinnett County.
“It’s wonderful to be considered by (Mayor Tom Witts) and Chief Judge (Mark Layng),” Whitner said after being sworn in by Witts. “I am excited to serve the citizens of Snellville.”
Whitner is a graduate of...
