2021 Virginia Teacher of the Year
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2021 Virginia Teacher of the Year Virtual Celebration
Anthony Swann, a fifth-grade teacher at Rocky Mount Elementary in Franklin County, was named the 2021 Virginia Teacher of the Year during a virtual recognition ceremony livestreamed on Facebook
and Twitter. Swann was selected from the eight regional winners and is now the commonwealth’s nominee for 2021 National Teacher of the Year. Read the 2021 Mary V. Bicouvaris Virginia Teacher of the Year Program-This is a PDF document. to learn more about Swann and the other seven 2021 Virginia Regional Teachers of the Year.
2021 Virginia Teacher of the Year
Anthony Swann, a fifth-grade teacher at Rocky Mount Elementary in Franklin County, was named the 2021 Virginia Teacher of the Year during a virtual recognition ceremony livestreamed on social media. Swann was selected from the eight regional winners announced last month and is now the commonwealth’s nominee for 2021 National Teacher of the Year.
- October 8, 2020, News Release – Franklin County Teacher Named 2021 Virginia Teacher of the Year-This is a Word document.
Regional Teachers of the Year
Region 1
Sarah Frances Jurewicz
Chesterfield Career and Technical Center
Chesterfield County Public Schools
Teaching Area: Culinary Arts I and II Baking and Pastry Arts
Region 2
Alisa Tynch Smith
Jamestown High School
Williamsburg-James City Public Schools
Teaching Area: Spanish
R
egion 3
Kimberly (Kim) Dawn Cannon
Stafford Middle School
Stafford County Public Schools
Teaching Area: United States History
Region 4
Lisa Marie Rode
Kings Glen Elementary School
Fairfax County Public Schools
Teaching Area: Sixth Grade
Region 5
Lisa St. Clair Cooper
Bessie Weller Elementary School
Staunton City Public Schools
Teaching Area: First Grade
Region 6
Anthony Swann
Rocky Mount Elementary School
Franklin County Public Schools
Teaching Area: Fifth Grade
Region 7
Sarah (Meg) Moody Biggs
High Point Elementary School
Washington County Public Schools
Teaching Area: Reading Grades 1 and 2
Region 8
Victoria (Vickie) Gayle Swoap Soyars
Park View High School
Mecklenburg County Public Schools
Teaching Area: Geometry