Peare Creek Elementary Teacher Wins Williamson County Teacher of the Year

FRANKLIN, TN — Williamson County Schools named Peare Creek Elementary fourth-grade teacher Sarah Roberts the district's Elementary School Teacher of the Year for 2016-17 at an awards ceremony Thursday.

Roberts said she loves the unpredictability of her job.

“As a teacher, every day is new and different,” she said. “You never know exactly what you’re going to walk into. You’ve got some control over the intent of your standards, but other than that it’s a response to the kids and how they respond to you, and there’s such an engagement piece to that.”

Brentwood Middle eighth-grade history teacher Nathan Cummings was the Middle School Teacher of the Year and Ravenwood High geography teacher Kristi Neuroth won the honors at the high school level.

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Among classified employees — essentially, support staff such as bookkeepers, maintenance workers and secretaries — this year’s winners are Lipscomb Elementary School bookkeeper Sally Auville, Brentwood Middle School bookkeeper Kelly Montague and Centennial High School counseling secretary Hilda Lloyd.

The district-wide winners were selected among nominees from each school or department. Check out the full list of school winners.

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