Kathryn Bailey Named Lanier County’s Teacher of the Year

Kathryn Bailey was named the 2010-2011 Teacher of the Year at the system’s annual employee appreciation luncheon held during pre-planning.  Mrs. Bailey was selected from the three school level nominees by a panel of outside judges.  She will now go on to represent Lanier County as candidate for Georgia’s Teacher of the Year.

Mrs. Bailey, a fourth grade teacher, at Lanier Elementary School, chose teaching as a profession because of her life-long love for learning and for children.  In describing her beliefs about teaching, Mrs. Bailey believes the factors that make her an “outstanding educator” stem from her philosophy of teaching and her willingness and ability to effectively “walk the walk”.  She believes in the importance of working together to reach success and making the students feel important.  According to Mrs. Bailey, the rewards of teaching are many and her ultimate goal is to never give up on a child.

Other teachers who were honored for being named as their schools’ Teacher of the Year were Leisa Williams,Lanier County Primary School, Maurine Ward, Lanier County Middle School and Shannon Danforth, Lanier County High School.

Educational Pedagogy Award Winners

Additional faculty members were recognized for their creative instructional strategies resulting in increased student success.  Each school principal presented an Educational Pedagogy Award to these faculty members.  Recipients of the awards were Bonnie Bracken, Lanier County Primary School, Tonya Stalvey, Lanier Elementary School, Bethany Conner, Lanier Middle School and Sylvia Ragan, Lanier County High School.