Gwinnett Schools in Loganville, Grayson Pick Top Teachers of 2014

Gwinnetr County schools in Loganville and Grayson, along with other public schools in the county, have picked their top educators for the Teachers of the Year award.

“It is an honor to be recognized by your colleagues,” says Dr. Nikki Mouton, executive director of staff development. “It suggests their recognition of the efforts of our teachers on a larger scale—with their students, with adults, with parents, and the community at large. Other teachers understand that being an effective teacher is not limited to the classroom walls. They know first-hand the time, energy, and commitment that is required of teachers and for their colleagues to select them from amongst so many wonderful educators is a testament to their honor and respect for their local school teacher of the year.”


Every year, Gwinnett County Public Schools system honors the passion and commitment of its teachers during the annual Teacher of the Year recognition process that takes place each fall. One-hundred-and-thirty local school honorees are picked and will move into the next phase of the TOTY process as they are considered for the systemwide honor. Later this month, this group will be narrowed down to 25 semifinalists. From that group, six finalists will be chosen in mid-October. The annual Teacher of the Year banquet and the announcement of this year’s top teacher in Gwinnett County will be held Nov. 7.

Here are the local school honorees for the Loganville and Grayson area: 

Archer High, Kathleen Nason, Language Arts Teacher (Grade 9)

Bay Creek Middle, Dr. Tim Mullen, Science Teacher (Grade 7)

Cooper Elementary, Jaime Watson, Local School Technology Coordinator

Couch Middle, Alice Erickson, Science Teacher (Grade 7)

Grace Snell Middle, Tania Bethel, Science Teacher (Grade 7)

Grayson Elementary, Beth Hearn, 2nd Grade Teacher

Grayson High, Veronica Crawford, Language Arts Teacher (Grades 9-12)

Harbins Elementary, Shannon Wiley, 1st Grade Teacher

Lovin Elementary, Amanda Dodd, Music Teacher (Grades K-5)

Magill Elementary, Lori Young, Special Education Teacher - Autism (Grades 3-5)

McConnell Middle, Kim Craft, Orchestra Teacher (Grades 6-8)

Rosebud Elementary, Martina Luna-Liranzo, Gifted Mathematics Teacher (Grades 3-5)

South Gwinnett High, Terry Mouton, Mathematics Teacher (Grade 9)

Starling Elementary, Dr. Jennifer Blodgett, 4th Grade Teacher

Trip Elementary, Jennifer Geyer, 3rd Grade Teacher