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Best named Teacher of the Year29 August 2007 — Cathy Best, a Business Education teacher at Rosewood High School, has been selected as the 2007-2008 Wayne County Public Schools’ (WCPS) Teacher of the Year. The announcement was made Tuesday night, August 28, at the annual Teacher of the Year Banquet held at the Goldsboro Country Club.
Ms. Best began her career in education in 1976, where she was a school secretary/teacher assistant at River Bend School at Cherry Hospital. In 1987, she went to Goldsboro Middle and Goldsboro High, where she spent two years as a Special Populations Coordinator. Since 1989, Ms. Best has taught Business Education at Rosewood High. While at Rosewood High, Ms. Best has spent the past seven years working part time as an online Business and Personal Law instructor at Virtual High School in Maryland. This year, Ms. Best transitioned to the North Carolina Virtual Public High School, where she now works part time as an online E-Commerce instructor. “Ms. Best is an engaging classroom teacher, who is an instructional leader within her department, and a trusted professional school wide,” states David Lewis, Rosewood Principal. “In the classroom, Ms. Best works to teach her content in a way that is meaningful for students. She allows for variety and personalization of assignments, stays current with emerging technology and changing software, and works to make sure her students have the latest and best of what is available to them.” Mr. Lewis adds, “Students love Ms. Best’s class because she challenges them to work beyond what is simply ‘required’ of them. They perform at a level that is commensurate with their teacher’s expectations-- outstanding!” Ms. Best earned National Board Certification in 2000. Other achievements include being recognized for “Online Outstanding Service” from Virtual High School in Maryland for online instruction; earning a “Curriculum Development Team Award” for helping design the Business and Electronic Communications Curriculum for the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction; being a Bright Ideas Grant recipient four times, bringing over $2,000 to her classroom; being a Wayne County Chamber of Commerce Mini-Grant recipient, earning over $750 dollars for her classroom; and being named Rosewood High School Teacher of the year twice. Ms. Best is currently working towards her Master’s Degree in Vocational Business Education at East Carolina University. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Business Education and Business Administration at Barton College, where she also graduated magna cum laude. Dr. Steven Taylor, WCPS Superintendent, said he is proud to have a teacher of Ms. Best’s caliber represent the district as Teacher of the Year. “Each year the Teacher of the Year process enables us to honor our most outstanding teachers,” states Dr. Taylor. “With so many great teachers in our school system, it is tough for the Teacher of the Year committee to narrow the selection process down to just one individual. Ms. Best earned this outstanding achievement because of her love of students and her proven track record at the ‘head of the class’. We congratulate her and challenge her to continue seeking new and innovative ideas to keep students engaged and excited about learning.” Ms. Best will now advance to the regional Teacher of the Year competition. In addition, as the Wayne County Teacher of the Year, she will receive a $5,000 Kemp/Twiford Worldview Travel/Study Award to be used to travel outside the United States. The Kemp/Twiford Worldview Travel/Study Awards were established in memory of Mr. Bill Kemp and Mr.& Mrs. C.W. Twiford. The purpose of this travel/study stipend is to enable teachers to expand their global experiences and to relate these experiences back to the classroom. Individuals and businesses in the community fund the grants through contributions. This year, the name of the award was changed to the Kemp/Twiford Worldview Travel/Study Award in order to honor the many contributions made by Bill Kemp toward providing global educational experiences for students and educators in Wayne County Public Schools. “In 2006, we lost the person who championed and initiated the travel/study award for the WCPS Teacher of the Year program,” states Dr. Taylor. “To date, more than thirty Teacher of the Year finalists have been able to travel and expand their knowledge of the global community through this award.” Mr. Kemp was a Goldsboro businessman, a former North Carolina legislator, and a former Wayne County Board of Education member. He was also a founding member of the Advisory Board for the World View Global Education program located at Chapel Hill. As a valued friend to Wayne County Public Schools, Mr. Kemp initiated and promoted the growth of the World View Global Education program within the high schools. To further his vision of travel for students, he instituted annual trips for WCPS students, beginning in 2000 with six students from Goldsboro High who traveled to the Czeck Republic. “Mr. Kemp’s vision, determination, and deep passion to help students and teachers benefit from global travel and study, makes him a model for all educators and advocates of global education,” adds Dr. Taylor. The Twifords were former educators in the Goldsboro City Schools, who served as outstanding educators in Wayne County for many years. The travel/study award allows WCPS to recognize teachers who exemplify similar qualities as the Twifords. The two WCPS Teacher of the Year finalists, Edgewood Community Developmental School preschool teacher, Sonja Emerson and Greenwood Middle School 8th grade math and science teacher, Robin Re also earned a $4,000 Kemp/Twiford Worldview Travel/Study Award. “We appreciate all of those who continue to make these awards possible year after year. Their contributions truly make a difference in the lives of our teachers and students,” states Olivia Pierce, WCPS Executive Director for Community Relations.
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