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Leon County Schools announces Teacher of the Year finalists

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Posted at 10:00 AM, Dec 11, 2018
and last updated 2018-12-11 05:58:32-05

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) - Leon County Schools has announced their five finalists for 2018-2019 Teacher of the Year.

The five finalists are:

  • Taraneh Oliver, Deerlake Middle School— middle school mathematics teacher.
  • Tamika Brown, John G. Riley  Elementary School—fourth grade teacher.
  • Marcy Grauer, Killearn Lakes Elementary School—third grade teacher.
  • Daniel Johnson, Fairview Middle School – middle school social studies teacher.
  • Jeannine Meis, Leon High School—tenth grade world history teacher.

The winner of the 2018-2019 Leon County Teacher of the Year will be surprised at their school Thursday morning.

The finalists were selected by a committee of teachers, administrators, parents and community representatives from among 44 candidates. The next step for the finalists will be an interview process with the selection committee on Wednesday.