CCSD : Meet A CCSD 2021 School Teacher Of The Year: Jessica Jones Of Sixes ES!

Press release from Cherokee County School District:

January 29, 2022

Our teachers are amazing, which is why we share the story of a school’s Teacher of the Year every week ... please help us celebrate 2021 Sixes Elementary School Teacher of the Year Jessica Jones!

Sixes Elementary School 2021 Teacher of the Year Jessica Jones understands her students’ struggles on a personal level.

The 20-year teacher, whose current Early Intervention Program role is focused on ensuring every child becomes an independent reader by second grade, overcame learning differences as a child and guided her own children through similar challenges.

Also during her childhood, Ms. Jones heard the call to be a teacher and knew she would be a teacher who would help students like herself.  “I decided then to make it my mission for every student I taught to feel like they were the absolute best.”

Her students, their families and her colleagues all agree she has lived up to that childhood dream as a caring teacher who flawlessly blends reading, rigor and relationships.  Not only do her students feel her encouragement, but coupled with her expertise, it leads them to reading success. 

In her classroom, children with a range of academic abilities, but who all struggle with reading, overcome their challenges through her creative lessons … from book clubs focused on student-selected titles to writing scripts for videos about their favorite sport or hobby.  “I have never met another teacher like Mrs. Jones,” one parent shared.  “She makes nonreaders into readers … she empowers them, which is evident through their writing.  Her unique way of teaching and her kindness outside the classroom helped my son love school.”   

In her own words: “As an advocate for academic rigor, high achievement and time on task, I also believe educators must make time for social and emotional learning.  If we can support students and teachers socially and emotionally, we can improve academic achievement.”

Special thanks to our 2021 Legacy Makers: CCSD Teachers of the Year Celebration's Presenting Sponsors: Cherokee County Educational Foundation, Credit Union of Georgia, Northside Hospital Cherokee and Shottenkirk Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram of Canton.

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This press release was produced by Cherokee County School District. The views expressed here are the author’s own.