From press release:
PUTNAM COUNTY, TENN. – The Putnam County School System honored the 2021 Teachers of the Year at a luncheon May 3 during National Teacher Appreciation Week.
“We were so honored to recognize these wonderful teachers. They are the best of the best in our schools this year and we had a wonderful afternoon honoring them,” said Corby King, Director of Schools.
Every year a teacher from each district level is chosen as the District Teacher of the Year.
The 2021 recipients for the Putnam County School System District Teacher of the Year were:
- Elementary – Haley McCulley, Algood Elementary School
- Middle- Brian Webster, Prescott South Elementary School
- Secondary – Claudia Zavala, Cookeville High School
Elementary School Teacher of the Year Honorees
- Algood Elementary School, Haley McCulley
- Baxter Primary School, Shannon Haggard
- Cane Creek Elementary, McKenzie Gabriel
- Capshaw Elementary, Emily Jones
- Cornerstone Elementary, Mallory Matthews
- Jere Whitson Elementary, Whitney Pastorial
- Northeast Elementary, Jori Nash
- Park View Elementary, Candace Asher
- Prescott South Elementary, Kristie Jones
- Sycamore Elementary, Becky Phillips
Middle School Teacher of the Year Honorees
- Algood Middle School, Hillary Valdez
- Avery Trace Middle School, Hannah Mahaney
- Burks Elementary, Marcy Milligan
- Prescott South Middle School, Brian Webster
- Upperman Middle School, Eunesa Harris
High School Teacher of the Year Honorees
- Adult Learning Center, Melody Rutledge
- Cookeville High School, Claudia Zavala
- Monterey High School, Kelly Nixon
- Upperman High School, Mark Livesay
- White Plains Academy, Kristen Vasek
- VITAL, Rebecca Maynard