Teachers of the Year Named at Lawrenceville Schools

Public Schools in Lawrenceville are celebrating the best of the best. Each school in the Gwinnett County Public Schools system recently revealed the Teachers of the Year at each of GCPS' 131 schools. This is the first step in the process of finding GCPS' Teacher of the Year. The top teachers were selected by their peers at their school.

“Being selected at the local level means that other individuals in the profession recognize the instructional expertise and communal value the local TOTY (Teacher of the Year) brings to their school,” said Nikki Mouton, Gwinnett’s executive director of staff development in a release. “This is an opportunity to highlight the attention to excellence the entire school has as their TOTY represents the phenomenal instruction and professionalism taking place throughout their building.”

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Later in September, the 131 will be narrowed down to 25 semifinalists. Six finalists from that group will be selected about mid-October. The 2013 GCPS Teacher of the Year will be named at an annual banquet on November 1st.

Here are the Teachers of the Year for schools with a Lawrenceville address:

• , Lindsey Reddy, 4th Grade Teacher
• , Jennifer Callaway, Social Studies Teacher (Grade 9)
• , Patricia Auten, 3rd Grade Teacher 
• , Lyndsey Klempay, Mathematics Specialist (Grades K-5)
• , Julie Asztalos, 4th Grade Teacher 
• , Jennifer Ulbrich, World History Teacher (Grade 10) 
• Corley Elementary, Michelle Bellamy, 3rd Grade Teacher 
• , Pamela Nunn, 3rd Grade Teacher 
• , Eleanor Ridley, Social Studies Teacher (Grade 6)
• , Dr. John Culligan, Gifted Social Studies Teacher (Grade 8)
• Freeman’s Mill Elementary, Suzanne Keller, 4th Grade Teacher 
• GIVE Center East, LaNadia Pugh, Science Teacher (Grade 9-12)
• , Michelle Webb, 3rd Grade Teacher 
• , Rachel Buzzerd, Spanish Teacher (Grades 9-12) 
• , Kristel Green, 5th Grade Teacher 
• , Claudia Davila, 2nd Grade Teacher 
• , Cheri Loy, Special Education and Reading Recovery Teacher (Grades K-5) 
• , Amy, B., Lazic, Special Education Teacher (Pre-K) 
• , Debbie Grant, Culinary Arts Teacher (Grades 9-12) 
• , Paul Lovett, 3rd Grade Teacher 
• , Chasiree Stone, Mathematics Teacher (Grade 6) 
• , Steve White, Social Studies Teacher (Grades 9-12) 
• , Dr. Sue LaFave, Vision Impairment Teacher (Pre-K-Age 22) 
• , William McKenzie, Mathematics Teacher (Grades 9-12)
• , Heidi Mikulecky, Language Arts Teacher (Grade 6) 
• , Margaret Byrne, Kindergarten Teacher 
• , Phoebe Jones, 5th Grade Teacher 
• , Anthony Cafarella, Social Studies Teacher (Grade 7)
• , Pam Wiggins, Mathematics Teacher (Grades 3 and 4) 
• , Erin Hogan, 1st Grade Teacher 
• , Petra Hammond, Mathematics Teacher (Grades K-5)