Congratulations to our 2024 Educator Recognition Awards honorees! The award ceremony was held Monday, January 29, 2024, at Bryant Conference Center.

Thank you to Alabama Women's Basketball Coach Kristy Curry for joining us as our guest speaker and to the Tuscaloosa County High School Velvet Blue Orchestra for providing music for the evening. Also, thank you to Tuscaloosa Education Foundation for sponsoring the Educator Recognition Awards.

Congratulations to our 2024 Educator Partner Award recipients, Tuscaloosa County Extension Office and Ward Scott Morris Architecture. Also, congratulations to Karen Daggert and Charles Plasters, our system-level Alabama Teacher of the Year nominees, who will move on to represent TCSS in the statewide Alabama Teacher of the Year program.

View a full list of honorees below.

Outstanding Administrator Awards

Principal, Elementary Level: LaQuita Coleman, Myrtlewood Elementary

Principal, Secondary Level: Dr. Daniel Dickens, Holt High

Assistant Principal, Elementary Level: Heather Lawley, Holt Elementary

Assistant Principal, Secondary Level: Kevin Thomas, Hillcrest Career Tech Annex

School Nominees for Alabama Teacher of the Year

Big Sandy Elementary Linlee Morton

Brookwood Elementary Yvette Johnson

Brookwood High Charles Plasters

Brookwood Middle Kathryn Robertson

Buhl Elementary Tessa Driver

Collins-Riverside Intermediate David Bennett

Cottondale Elementary Kaylee Neal

Crestmont Elementary Anna Cain

Davis-Emerson Middle Beth Spradley

Duncanville Middle Jay Bryan

Echols Middle Elizabeth Holter

Englewood Elementary LaQuita Williams

Faucett-Vestavia Elementary Crista Smith

Flatwoods Elementary Karen Daggert

Hillcrest High Judi Payne

Hillcrest Middle Danielle Johnson

Holt Elementary Kaleigh Rice

Holt High Michael Yessick

Huntington Place Elementary Tiffany Turner

Lloyd Wood Education Center Jamie Evans

Matthews Elementary KaNesha Hood

Maxwell Elementary Tori Hansford

Myrtlewood Elementary Carolyn Rose

Northport Elementary Caroline Tilley

Northport Intermediate Ashley Lee

Northside High Robert Jones

Northside Middle Derrick Miles

Sipsey Valley High Vicki Keeton

Sipsey Valley Middle Rebekah Robertson

Taylorville Primary Kate Atkinson

TCSS Academy Dianne Cochran

Tuscaloosa County High Meredith Barringer

Vance Elementary Savannah King

Walker Elementary Dana Fleming

Westwood Elementary Laura Strachan

Education Support Professional Award Recipients

Big Sandy Elementary Glenda Fulgham

Brookwood Elementary Sondra West

Brookwood High Kristen Faircloth

Brookwood Middle Erica George

Buhl Elementary McCallie Hansford

Collins-Riverside Intermediate Beatrina Williams

Cottondale Elementary Kim Nix

Crestmont Elementary Nancy Struble

Davis-Emerson Middle Kristie Kroeger

Duncanville Middle Billy Doss

Echols Middle Lisa Lee

Englewood Elementary Monica Cooper-Turner

Faucett-Vestavia Elementary Emily Harris

Flatwoods Elementary Grace Esteves

Hillcrest High Tammy Hubbard

Hillcrest Middle Lottie Lewis

Holt Elementary Johnny McNeal

Holt High Anthony Roberts

Huntington Place Elementary Tammy Brown

Lake View Elementary Michelle Channell

Lloyd Wood Education Center Shannon Edwards

Matthews Elementary Cindy Greene

Maxwell Elementary Bridgett Darling

Myrtlewood Elementary Madison Pate

Northport Elementary Barbra Green

Northport Intermediate Ronald Hopson

Northside High Jenny Pearson

Northside Middle Priscilla Robertson

Sipsey Valley High Janice Smith

Sipsey Valley Middle Nicole Crawford

Taylorville Primary Calesha Mullins

TCSS Academy Tammy Wallace

Tuscaloosa County High Brandi Avery

Vance Elementary Jenna Pitts

Walker Elementary Heather Kimbrell

Westwood Elementary Erin Wilson

Central Office Kirk Junkin

Central Office Rachel Watters

Maintenance Randall Wheat

Transportation Pearl Cain

Transportation Tevin Hollingsworth