SCHOOL-LEVEL TEACHERS OF YEAR NAMED
Superintendent Bobby Pearce and Assistant Superintendent Sunny Chancy with school-level teachers of the year, clockwise from top left: Perez, Sanchez, Smith, Tomberlin, Jamison, Taylor, Dixon and Cason.
By DANIEL LILLY Wakulla Schools
Wakulla County Commissioners of Wakulla County Schools recently announced the 2023 Wakulla County School-Level Teachers of the Year. Teachers were presented with gifts and cheered on by their students and colleagues as each was visited by Superintendent Bobby Pearce and Assistant Superintendent Sunny Chancy.
The eight Teachers of the Year for 2023 are Lesley Jamison representing the District Office; Kelly Tomberlin for Crawfordville Elementary; Shari Smith for Medart Elementary; Kristen Cason for Riversink Elementary; Marsha Dixon for Shadeville Elementary; William Taylor for Riversprings Middle; Lindsey Perez for Wakulla Middle; and Krissy Sanchez for Wakulla High School.
Lesley Jamison of Wakulla County Schools has 11 years of teaching experience and has been in her current role for two. Jamison holds a bachelor’s degree, is currently pursuing a Master’s in Educational Leadership and is certified in English grades 6-12 with Reading endorsement.
Mrs. Jamison has been a Kagan Coach, Teacher Coach, and SAC Chair as well as school-level teacher of the year during 2018-2019 at Riversprings Middle School.
Kelly Tomberlin of Crawfordville Elementary is currently Associate Dean and has 10 years of teaching experience in Florida while this is her first year in her current position. Tomberlin holds a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from Flagler College and is both ESOL and Reading endorsed.
Tomberlin currently serves as a TEACH trainer and is Chairperson for Crawfordville Elementary’s Boosterthon.
Shari Smith teaches first-grade at Medart Elementary School. She has 14 years of teaching experience, using her Bachelor of Arts degree from Flagler College, and maintains endorsements in Reading, Gifted, and ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages).
Smith demonstrates leadership as Student Council Sponsor, Teacher Coach, and as a Mentor Teacher at Medart Elementary.
Kristen Cason of Riversink Elementary has been teaching for 29 years, with 19 years teaching experience in Florida and is currently teaching 1st grade. Cason holds a bachelor’s degree in ESE and a Master’s in Elementary Education with an emphasis on reading.
Cason helps by demonstrating leadership at Riversink Elementary as a Team Lead, Mentor Teacher, and Wellness Coach.
Marsha Dixon has been with Shadeville Elementary as a fourth-grade teacher for 9 years and this is her 10th year teaching. Dixon holds a Bachelor’s in Elementary Education from Flagler College. She is both Reading and ESOL endorsed.
Dixon is currently Team Lead for the fourth grade, is the Sunshine Committee Lead, and was Shadeville’s Teacher of the Month January 2021.
William Taylor is currently a 7th teacher at Riversprings Middle School. He has 22 years of teaching experience and has been in his current position at Wakulla County Schools during that time. Taylor holds a Bachelor’s in History and Social Science Education from Florida State University.
Taylor is currently a Lead Teacher and Teacher Coach and has previously served as a Mentor Teacher for the Bears.
Lindsey Perez of Wakulla Middle School has 11 years of teaching experience and is currently teaching 6th grade. Perez holds a Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education and is both Reading and ESOL endorsed.
Perez leads at Wakulla Middle School, she is a Teacher Coach, Mentor Teacher, and was an FLDOE High Impact Teacher in both 2016 and 2017.
Krissy Sanchez is in her sixth year as Wakulla High School’s Theatre instructor and her eleventh-year teaching. Sanchez holds a Bachelor’s in Theatre and is certified in Theatre Education and Pre-K through 3rd Grade as well.
Sanchez leads and enriches at Wakulla High School. She is Dramatis Personae Troupe Sponsor, Wakulla County Coalition of the Arts President, and District One Thespians Scholarship Chair. These eight teachers serve as candidates for Wakulla County’s 2023 District Teacher of the Year. A qualified panel of judges from outside of our district rates a written packet and an interview from each teacher.
The selected 2023 Wakulla County District Teacher of the Year then competes with the other 71 districts’ Teachers of the Year for the Florida Teacher of the Year award in the summer.
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