Gwinnett County TOTY Finalists | Schools
Recently, the Gwinnett County School System announced the names of the 25 semifinalists for the 2011 Gwinnett County Teacher of the Year (TOTY) honor. The group of 15 elementary, 5 middle, and 5 high school teachers was selected from an initial list of 123 local school Teachers of the Year who were nominated by their colleagues at their local schools.
The 2011 Gwinnett County Teacher of the Year will be announced on Thursday, November 4. This years semi-finalists are, as followed:
Hope Abraham of Corley Elementary— 3rd Grade Teacher
Julie Bailey-Wegner of Mulberry Elementary— 5th Grade Teacher
Kelli McGinnis Boudreaux of Freeman’s Mill Elementary— 5th Grade Special
Earl Bushman of Stripling Elementary— Gifted Education and Enrichment Teacher
Judy Camp of Peachtree Elementary— 5th Grade Teacher
Farrah T. Jones of Cedar Hill Elementary— Music and Chorus Teacher
Heidi Jones of Craig Elementary— Literacy Coach
Susan Yost Keeney of Cooper Elementary— Special Education Teacher- Self-
Donna Knapp of Winn Holt Elementary— Music Specialist (Grades 1-5)
Tammy Knox of Jackson Elementary— 2nd Grade Teacher
Bonnie Lavine of Gwin Oaks Elementary— Special Education Teacher- Severe and
Venetia Lowe of Shiloh Elementary— 5th Grade Teacher
Stephanie S. Reid of Camp Creek Elementary— 2nd Grade Teacher
Katie Sample of Simonton Elementary— Literacy Coach
Kathy R. Williams of Fort Daniel Elementary— Local School Technology Coordinator
Rayvin C. Guyton of Shiloh Middle— 7th Grade Special Education Mathematics Teacher
Jennifer Helfrich of Radloff Middle— Media Specialist
Sergio Parra of Osborne Middle— Spanish Teacher
Debbie Trevino of Bay Creek Middle— 8th Grade Gifted Language Arts Teacher
Dottie Wilson of McConnell Middle— 8th Grade Gifted Mathematics Teacher
Jon Aldrich of Collins Hill High— Advanced Placement U.S. History and Advanced Placement Government Teacher
Kim Hamman of Brookwood High— 9th Grade Gifted Biology Teacher
Steve Kuninsky of Parkview High— Honors, Gifted, and Advanced Placement, Biology Teacher
Katie Saldarriaga of North Gwinnett High— English to Speakers of Otherm, Languages Social Studies Teacher
John Willis of Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology— 9th Grade Physics Teacher
