Gautier educator wins Mississippi Teacher of the Year
GAUTIER, Miss. (AP) – The Mississippi Department of Education says a Gautier teacher is the 2016 Mississippi Teacher of the Year.
WLOX-TV reports Jodi McKenzie, a 10th grade English teacher at Gautier High School, will represent Mississippi in the National Teacher of the Year competition and be recognized during a ceremony at the White House.
McKenzie, who has been teaching for 12 years, is described as a passionate teacher who strives to help her students realize their dreams. She is chair of the English department, serves as student council sponsor and is a member of the building leadership team.
McKenzie is currently working on a project with Excel by 5 to help prepare teen mothers for parenthood and to develop a supply closet at school to provide food, clothes and toiletries for students.
