Lafayette teachers of the year

In a very odd year for educators, the Lafayette County (Miss.) School District honored its district teacher-administrator, and five teachers, of the year at the board’s meeting Dec. 7. Lafayette Middle School math teacher Jacqueline Shirley was named the LCSD Teacher of the Year as well as the LMS Teacher of the Year. She is eligible for the 2021 Mississippi Teacher of the Year award, which will be announced by the Mississippi Department of Education in the spring. Lafayette Elementary School’s Teacher of the Year is Maggie “Betsy” Brown, a pre-kindergarten instructor. Lafayette Upper Elementary School’s Teacher of the Year is Joanna Bolger, an English and Language Arts teacher; Lafayette High School’s Teacher of the Year is Thomas Grosskopf, a Visual Arts teacher; and Lafayette’s Teacher of the Year at The Tech is Sandi Allen, who teaches Health Science. (Source: Oxford Eagle 12/08/20)