An English teacher, Nathifa Williams Carmichael has taught high school students her entire career.  Her teaching strategy focuses on connecting with students and helping them find value in what they learn.  She strives to find a balance between instructing students in proper English skills and with teaching them to use language effectively for personal expression and real-world communication.

Mrs. Carmichael also says that "Real teaching is rarely easy.  It is neither neat nor prescribed.  It is an alchemy of passion, science, and art."  She challenges her fellow Fulton teachers to reevaluate what they do every day and to refocus the lens so that they not only see their standards but the larger scope of how they affect their students' lives.

Karen Jones' beliefs about teaching are simple: guide, facilitate, and participate in the classroom, but never dominate the environment.  She leads her students to discovery and to develop their own ideas and viewpoints.

Ms. Jones gets to know each child as an individual and as a students so she can assess their academic strengths and weaknesses, as well as their interests and motivators.  In order to reach a wide range of learners - gifted, at-risk, ESOL, and special needs - all in the same classroom, she tailors her teaching style to the individual students and employs strategies that allow the students to work seamlessly together.

Ms. Polk was a graduate student with law school aspirations when discovered her true career interests were in education.  She took a graduate teaching assistantship to offset her college tuition but the experience became much more - it ignited a desire to teach.

She still remembers the excitement she felt on the first day of her teaching assistantship and tries to instill that same energy in her Honors Algebra class at Taylor Road Middle School.  Her students respond to her enthusiasm and are engaged in activities that challenge their minds, teach perseverance, and build self-esteem.

Elementary

Abbotts Hill
Christine Lemerond
Alpharetta
Jenny Spartz

Barnwell
Paula Davis

Bethune
Monica Brown

Brookview
Marsha Anderson

Campbell
Lisa Boucher

Cogburn Woods
Pamela Mynatt

College Park

Amie Smith

Conley Hills
Carson Kelly

Crabapple Crossing
Angie Purcell

Creek View
Andrea Daniel

Dolvin
Courtney Murphy

Dunwoody Springs
Maisha Otway

Findley Oaks
Laura Mangan

Gullatt
Lenora Dicks

Hapeville
LaTrece Crane

Heards Ferry
Lisa Andrea

Hembree Springs
Karen Jones

Heritage
Dawn Thomas

High Point
LaJuana Ezzard
 
Hillside
Stephanie Soldo

Hamilton E. Holmes

Tracey McDonald

Esther Jackson

Julie Youmans

Lake Windward
Hollie Keeter

Seaborn Lee
Yolanda Tucker-Martin

S.L. Lewis
Shaneen Fannin

Liberty Point
Tammie Forbes

Manning Oaks
Andrinee Porter

Medlock Bridge
Susan Perdue

Mimosa
Meghan Racine

Mount Olive

Berti Schmidt

Mountain Park
Heather Welch

New Prospect
Amanda Swift

Love T. Nolan
Maria Leskanic

Northwood
Tara Rosso

Oak Knoll
Adisa Jones

Ocee

Doreen Hartman

Palmetto
Sonya Neal

Parklane
Damian Hibbert

Randolph
Teresa Williams

River Eves
Rebecca Ray

Roswell North
Toni Johnson

Spalding Drive
Keri Daniele

State Bridge Crossing
Cindy Dumont

Stonewall Tell
Margaret Dean

Summit Hill
Connie Atherton

Sweet Apple
Tracy Kuzminsky

Tubman
Earlena Ealey

Evoline C. West
Deborah Clinkscales

Wilson Creek
Alex Lorber

Woodland Charter

Jennifer Heyser

Middle

Autrey Mill

Andrea B. Vode

Bear Creek

Beverly Johnson

Camp Creek

Lashun Lang

Crabapple
Carrie Porter

Elkins Pointe
Marcia Laird

Haynes Bridge
Deborah Bement

Holcomb Bridge
Lonnie Andry

Hopewell
Kacy Land

McNair
Felecia Smith

Northwestern
Velita Cochran

Ridgeview
Patricia Garvey

River Trail
Karen Allen

Sandtown
Ramona Russell

Sandy Springs
Courtney Lowe

Taylor Road
Deborah Polk

Webb Bridge
Jennifer Foil

Paul West                                                                                                                          Regina Boyd

Woodland                                                                                                                          Kimberly Wilson                                                                                                                                  

Alpharetta

Lynn Anderson

Banneker
Berdell Johnson

Centennial
Scott Kent

Chattahoochee

Sharon Shirah

Creekside
Marvin Pue

Crossroads/Second Chance South

Denise Mackens

Crossroads/Second Chance North

Doeford Shirley

Independence
Judy Lynch

McClarin
Carol Bates

Milton
Ginny Berkemeier

North Springs
Nathifa Carmichael

Northview

Lonna Upton

Riverwood
Jill Dondero

Roswell
Amy Price

Tri-Cities

Antonia Strong

Westlake

Mia Woods

Fulton created its Teacher of the Year program in 1975. At that time, we recognized Doris Robertson as our first Teacher of the Year. In 1985, the recognition process changed to align with the Georgia Department of Education’s Teacher of the Year program.

Kelly York, 2005-2006
Adell Attwood, 2004-2005

Dru Tomlin, 2003-04

Susan Messer, 2002-2003
Barbara Wolf, 2001-2002
Amber Weldon Stephens, 2000-2001
Lori Martinez, 1999-2000
Charla Weinsier, 1998-1999
Debra Mosley, 1997-1998
Catherine Suess Nilsson, 1996-1997
Myriam Seoane, 1995-1996
David Rector, 1994-1995
Jeanne Grover, 1993-1994
Steve Terry, 1992-1993
Doug Martin, 1991-1992
Rusty Hudson, 1990-1991
Herb Cox, 1989-1990
Sue Heller, 1988-1989
Barbara Atchley, 1987-1988
Myrna Robinson, 1986-1987
Nancy Borgschulte, 1985-1986
Jane Willingham, 1982-1983
Claudia Melear, 1981-1982
Janet Kinard, 1979-1980
Linda Lee-Parker, 1977-1978
Wanda Daniel, 1975-1976
Doris Robertson, 1974-1975