Congratulations To These Rotary Club TISD Teacher Winners

The Rotary Club of Texarkana has awarded the following Texarkana Texas Independent School District teachers the award of teacher of the year.

Here are the individual campus teachers of the year:

Dunbar Early Education Center - Tamara Coker

Highland Park Elementary - Lakien Lawson

Morriss Elementary - Tara Droske

Nash Elementary - Rachel Sparks

Spring Lake Park Elementary - Tonja Upchurch

Theron Jones Early Literacy Center - Kelly Hile

Waggoner Creek Elementary - Jami Blain

Wake Village Elementary - Susanna LeJeune

Westlawn Elementary - Jessica Musgraves

Alternative Education - Tracy Forte (SDAEP/EDAEP/TILC)

Texas Middle School - Robin Hilton

Texas High School - Emily Szymanski

Elementary Teacher of the Year – 2020-2021-Christy McCarter

Christy Carter has 20 years of experience in the education field. Christy is a fifth-grade English language arts reading teacher at Spring Lake Park elementary school.  Christy has a bachelor of science interdisciplinary studies from Texas A&M University Texarkana and has completed the TISD leadership academy program and serves as a team leader and a member of the academic lighthouse team at Spring Lake Park

Secondary Teacher of the Year -2020=2021 Kara Wick

Kara Wick is the secondary teacher of the year from Texarkana Independent School District is a Latin, English, and  College Prep teacher at Texas High School. Kara has been in the education field for 10 years. Kara has a bachelor's of science in English and a master's in interdisciplinary studies from Texas A&M University Texarkana. Kara is the lead development workshops for the district completed the chrome cart Academy and service grade level PLC leader and a curriculum development consultant as well