Teacher Of The Month: Ms. Grooms, Kindergarten, Bell Shoals Baptist Academy
Why did you decide to become a teacher?
The love of children is my number one factor for becoming a teacher; however, as a little...
Teacher Of The Month—Ms. Zorrilla, 3rd Grade, Stowers Elementary School
Why did you decide to become a teacher?
As a student in high school, I felt a calling to be a teacher so that I...
Teacher Of The Month: Jan. 2020, Valrico; Mrs. Shannon Bornstein, 1st...
Why did you decide to become a teacher?
I graduated with a marketing degree and didn’t feel like it was the best fit at the...
Teacher Of The Month: Nov. 2019, Valrico; Ms. Candice Willoughby, Kindergarten,...
Why did you decide to become a teacher?
As a teenager, I babysat for a family whose youngest child had special needs. This little one...
Teacher Of The Month: Ms. Erin Bashor, Reading Specialist, Symmes Elementary...
Why did you decide to become a teacher?
My mother was an educator and I grew up observing her passion for teaching and spent many...
Teacher Of The Month: April 2020, RV/AB; Ms. Keysha Simmons, 5th...
Why did you decide to become a teacher?
I decided to become a teacher because of my grandmother. She was a pre-K teacher in Washington...
Teacher Of The Month: Mr. George Garner, Bloomingdale Senior High School
Why did you decide to become a teacher?
I'd have to say my love of learning and sharing with others what it means to be...
Teacher Of The Month: Dec. 2019, Riverview/Apollo Beach; Marilan McCray, 4th...
Why did you decide to become a teacher?
I was working in a different industry and the passion for education was placed in my heart....
Administrator Of The Month: Ms. Tara Horn, Administrator, Buckhorn Elementary
Why did you decide to become a teacher?
Believe it or not, I was a student at Buckhorn Elementary when I was younger! I used...
Teacher Of The Month: Mr. Mazur, 10th Grade, Durant High School
Why did you decide to become a teacher?
It started with sports. I wanted to Coach, but after I started teaching, I fell in love...











