The Muscogee Educational Excellence Foundation (MEEF) announced 55 Muscogee County School District Teacher of the Year (TOTY) Honorees today, February 8, 2023, at RiverCenter for the Performing Arts.

The MEEF Board of Directors recognized teachers who have devoted themselves to excellence in the classroom. “It is a privilege for MEEF to honor these outstanding educators. Our 2023 Teacher of the Year honorees have an extraordinary impact in the lives of MCSD students. Their passion and commitment to education is remarkable and they are transforming our community everyday” said MEEF Chair Josh Reynolds.

These remarkable teachers, selected by their individual schools, will be acknowledged in a variety of ways throughout the year, beginning with this announcement, breakfast with the National and State Teacher of the Year, and culminating with the Teacher of the Year Gala on Thursday, May 4th at the Trade Center.

At the Gala, business and community supporters of excellence in education, gather to celebrate and honor some of the most talented and respected teachers of MCSD. The 2023 MCSD Teacher of the Year will be announced at the Gala to an expected crowd of over 1,100 public education supporters. Tickets to the Gala can be purchased at RiverCenter’s Box Office starting March 21st for $50 each.

MEEF’S 2023 TOTY Selection Committee members are Josh Reynolds-Chair, Carl Brown, Mandy Flynn, Paula Shaw-Powell, Gina Smith, Ty Webb, Sheryl Green, Rita Ellis, Dacia Sheffield, Lisa Seegar, and Marquette McKnight.

MEEF is a non-profit organization dedicated to fostering educational excellence by focusing on individual teachers who are innovative and exceptionally effective in their profession. The Foundation has awarded over $3 million to innovative teachers through financial incentives in the TOTY program, the MEEF Grant program, MEEF Endowment Fund, and the Harvard Fellows Program.