Big Sandy Elementary: Leigh Adams

Brookwood Elementary: Amber Hartley

Brookwood High: Jeffrey West

Brookwood Middle: Jeremy Mitchler

Buhl Elementary: Patricia White

Collins-Riverside Middle: Alana Champion

Cottondale Elementary: Leslie VanSlambrouck

Crestmont Elementary: Riley Earnest

Davis-Emerson Middle: Evains Hambright

Duncanville Middle: Ashlee Gillespie

Echols Middle: Mark Patterson

Englewood Elementary: Emily Harding

Faucett-Vestavia Elementary: Candi Hoover

Flatwoods Elementary: Traci Sisk

Hillcrest High: Kathryn Wilkerson

Hillcrest Middle: Dana Fitzpatrick

Holt Elementary: Meghan Gamble

Holt High: Matthew Daugherty

Huntington Place Elementary: Catherine Hocutt

Lake View Elementary: Miranda Sampsell

Lloyd Wood Education Center: Lisa Lynn Ferguson

Matthews Elementary: Jane Harvey

Maxwell Elementary: Katie Smith (Chosen as Elementary System-Level Nominee)

Myrtlewood Elementary: Tina Williams

Northport Elementary: Emily Dunaway

Northside High: Justin Ray (Chosen as Secondary System-Level Nominee)

Northside Middle: Kristin McGuff

Sipsey Valley High: Michelle Higginbotham

Sipsey Valley Middle: Courtney Hooper

Taylorville Primary: Lori Wilmuth

Tuscaloosa County High: Robert Workman

Vance Elementary: Teighlor Caver

Walker Elementary: Lynsey Skelton

Westwood Elementary: Donna Latham

Congratulations to our 2020 TCSS Educator Recognition award recipients! This year’s recipients were honored with a dinner and awards program on Tuesday, January 21. Each of our 34 schools selected a certified educator at their school as a nominee for Alabama Teacher of the Year. Those nominees were honored at the dinner, and two of them were chosen as system nominees for Alabama Teacher of the Year. Ms. Katie Smith of Maxwell Elementary School is the TCSS elementary nominee, and Mr. Justin Ray of Northside High School is the TCSS secondary nominee. Each school also selected one or more education support professionals to be recognized at the dinner. TCSS also recognized Mrs. Debbie Crawford of Holt Elementary School as Outstanding Principal of the Year, and Mrs. Cheryl Morrow of Hillcrest High School as Outstanding Assistant Principal of the Year. A new addition this year to the Educator Recognition Dinner was the Education Partner Award, presented to organizations in our community that help to educate our students. The Education Partner Award recipients were Project Bethel and S.P.A.N of Tuscaloosa County. Superintendent Dr. Walter Davie and Chief School Financial Officer Mr. Danny Higdon were also recognized for their service and contributions to the Tuscaloosa County School System. Both Dr. Davie and Mr. Higdon have announced their upcoming retirements in 2020. TCSS thanks longtime educator and former TCSS assistant superintendent Dr. Polly Moore for serving as guest speaker for this year’s Educator Recognition Dinner. TCSS also thanks our Educator Recognition Dinner sponsors: Barracuda, Channell Communications, Howard Education, N. Joyce Sellers Foundation, Robertson’s BBQ & Catering, Tuscaloosa Education Foundation, and Viperline.

Big Sandy Elementary: Stacey Townsend

Brookwood Elementary: Kristina Mills, Diane Powell

Brookwood High: Jennifer Battles, Rachel Watters

Brookwood Middle: Rose Ward

Buhl Elementary: Janice Redding

Central Office: Dawn Barron, Billie Davidson

Cottondale Elementary: Martha Payne

Crestmont Elementary: Lucy Bushong

Davis-Emerson Middle: Bobbie Stark

Duncanville Middle: Kirsten Snead

Echols Middle: Eunive Kitchen

Englewood Elementary: Christy Snyder

Faucett-Vestavia Elementary: Stephanie Applegate

Flatwoods Elementary: Carlos Brewer, Faye Davis

Hillcrest High: Eddy McKnight, Wanda Uptain, Wendy Windham

Hillcrest Middle: Tanya Thames

Holt Elementary: Shonna Allen, Eryn Blake

Huntington Place Elementary: Misti Rinehart

Lake View Elementary: Stephanie George

Lloyd Wood Education Center: Christel Davis, Ann Thomas

Matthews Elementary: Felicia Brown

Maxwell Elementary: Teresa Hendrix

Myrtlewood Elementary: Kimberly Ridley

Northport Elementary: Lacey Sullivan

Northside High: Alana Beard

Northside Middle: Angela Rice

Sipsey Valley High: Sharon Hall

Sipsey Valley Middle: Patricia Wells

Taylorville Primary: Gayland Barger

Transportation Department: Kristy Hayes, Jerry Tidwell

Tuscaloosa County High: Marilyn Frieson, Timothy Steele

Vance Elementary: Becky Watkins

Walker Elementary: Tanya Simmons

Westwood Elementary: Belinda Snow