2021 PCSS Teacher of the Years Honored

Corby King, Director of Schools, presents 2021 Teacher of the Year Awards

Haley McCulley presented Teacher of the Year for Elementary by Corby King, Director of Schools. Brian Webster presented Teacher of the Year Middle School by Corby King, Director of Schools. Claudia Zavala presented with High School Teacher of the Year by Corby King, Director of Schools.
The Putnam County School System honored the 2021 Teachers of the Year at a luncheon May 3 during National Teacher Appreciation Week.

“We were so honored to recognize these wonderful teachers. They are the best of the best in our schools this year and we had a wonderful afternoon honoring them,” said Corby King, Director of Schools.

Every year a teacher from each district level is chosen as the District Teacher of the Year.

The 2021 recipients for the Putnam County School System District Teacher of the Year were:

· Elementary – Haley McCulley, Algood Elementary School

· Middle- Brian Webster, Prescott South Elementary School

· Secondary – Claudia Zavala, Cookeville High School

Elementary School Teacher of the Year Honorees

· Algood Elementary School, Haley McCulley

· Baxter Primary School, Shannon Haggard

· Cane Creek Elementary, McKenzie Gabriel

· Capshaw Elementary, Emily Jones

· Cornerstone Elementary, Mallory Matthews

· Jere Whitson Elementary, Whitney Pastorial

· Northeast Elementary, Jori Nash

· Park View Elementary, Candace Asher

· Prescott South Elementary, Kristie Jones

· Sycamore Elementary, Becky Phillips

Middle School Teacher of the Year Honorees

· Algood Middle School, Hillary Valdez

· Avery Trace Middle School, Hannah Mahaney

· Burks Elementary, Marcy Milligan

· Prescott South Middle School, Brian Webster

· Upperman Middle School, Eunesa Harris

High School Teacher of the Year Honorees

· Adult Learning Center, Melody Rutledge

· Cookeville High School, Claudia Zavala

· Monterey High School, Kelly Nixon

· Upperman High School, Mark Livesay

· White Plains Academy, Kristen Vasek

· VITAL, Rebecca Maynard

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Photo Captions:

Haley McCulley and Corby King JPG: Tim Martin, Deputy Director; 2021 District Elementary Teacher of the Year Haley McCulley and Corby King, Director of Schools.

Brian Webster and Corby King JPG: Tim Martin, Deputy Director; 2021 District Middle School Teacher of the Year Brian Webster and Corby King, Director of Schools.

Claudia Zavala and Corby King JPG: 2021 Secondary District Teacher of the Year is Claudia Zavala with Corby King, Director of Schools.