Thursday, January 13, 2011
Beckley Teacher Named 2011 WV Teacher Of The Year
WEST VIRGINIA....
Drema McNeal, a National Board Certified teacher who instructs language arts at Park Middle School in Beckley, was named the 2011 West Virginia Teacher of the Year Thursday morning in Charleston. McNeal, a sixth-grade language arts teacher, was awarded $5,000 and a new Toyota car. McNeal, who has a master's degree plus 60 credit hours and is in her 24th year in the classroom, will represent West Virginia in the National Teacher of the Year competition. The Teacher of the Year is the longest, ongoing awards program honoring classroom teachers in the country. West Virginia granted its first award in 1964.
Drema McNeal, a National Board Certified teacher who instructs language arts at Park Middle School in Beckley, was named the 2011 West Virginia Teacher of the Year Thursday morning in Charleston. McNeal, a sixth-grade language arts teacher, was awarded $5,000 and a new Toyota car. McNeal, who has a master's degree plus 60 credit hours and is in her 24th year in the classroom, will represent West Virginia in the National Teacher of the Year competition. The Teacher of the Year is the longest, ongoing awards program honoring classroom teachers in the country. West Virginia granted its first award in 1964.
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