Two Area Teachers in the Running for State Awards

KILGORE – The Teachers of the year for the area have been announced. The Elementary Teacher of the year is Rachel George in the Marshall ISD. The Secondary Teacher of the year is Kathleen Brown of the Palestine ISD. The Announcement comes from the Region Seven Education Service Center in Kilgore. The two educators will now will represent Region 7 as semifinalists for the 2018 Texas Teacher of the Year Award.

George has 11 years of teaching experience, six of which are at Marshall ISD where she currently teaches fourth grade reading. George held various positions in Marshall ISD, teaching reading, English Language Arts, Writing and Social Studies. George also worked at Trinity Episcopal School in Marshall as a K-8 Spanish facilitator.

Kathleen Brown, has 32 years of teaching experience with the last 29 years being in Palestine ISD. She teaches Chemistry. Brown currently serves as the Science Department chair and the National Honor Society Advisor. Prior to joining Palestine ISD, Brown taught in Richardson ISD.

Next Monday, George and Brown will compete against the thirty-eight Regional Teachers of the Year, which are reviewed by a panel of judges. From this group six finalists will be named later this month. The finalists are invited to Austin for personal interviews, before the Elementary Teacher of the Year and the Secondary Teacher of the Year are chosen. The winners will be announced in Austin September 15th.