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Briana McCreary Named Escambia County’s Teacher Of The Year
January 30, 2021
Escambia County’s Teacher of the Year is Briana McCreary.
McCreary has been a teacher since 2013 and currently teaches third grade at Montclair Elementary School.
As a life-long learner, McCreary uses her knowledge to be a better teacher.
“During my studies and research into the school-wide performance, I identified a trend in the school FSA performance in which the percentage of proficient female students was 82% lower than the percentage of proficient male students in mathematics,” wrote McCreary in her application for Teacher of the Year. “This sparked my interest in creating an afterschool program, ‘She Counts’, which would increase the interest and skill level in mathematics for female students within the testing grades. Through this program the students are conducting novel studies of females who have advanced in math or science, participating in S.T.E.M. projects, and being tutored on essential math skills.”
McCreary has also been working to develop her leadership skills by mentoring new teachers and student interns and by leading the incorporation of new learning tools such as Thinking Maps within her school. She also worked to help teachers across the district with their social studies lesson planning.
“I reconstructed the 2nd grade social studies curriculum maps for the school district. In building the new color maps I integrated the social studies curriculum into the reading curriculum, embedded lesson plans, correlated stories and online learning tools which matched social studies topics,” she said.
“We are so thankful for the incredible job that you do, the learning that your boys and girls experience, the dedication that you give everyday, everything that you put into your students and the success that you have as you lead your students,” Superintendent Timothy Smith said.
“This superpower teachers possess allows us to look at each of our students and see the potential they have. It’s a mix between being able to see the future and X-ray vision. For instance it may come in the form of seeing a child who is argumentative and talking back, but we don’t see a troubled child, we see a defense attorney. Our role as educators is to identify that potential they have and then place a mirror in front of them to be able to recognize it for themselves.”
As the Escambia County School District’s Teacher of the Year, McCreary will now represent Escambia County at the state level where she will have opportunities to network with Florida’s top teachers and compete for possible selection as Florida’s Teacher of the Year. That top teacher in the state will be announced this summer.
Pictured: The Escambia County School District’s Teacher of the Year Briana McCreary.
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15 Responses to “Briana McCreary Named Escambia County’s Teacher Of The Year”
CONGRATULATIONS. SO PROUD TO SEE A YOUNG,VIVACIOUS, ENERGETIC, TEACHER RECEIVE THIS RECOGNITION..OUR EDUCATION AL FUTURE IS BRIGHT
I know it’s been a hard rap for all those teachers out there but I’d like to tell you it’s nice to see a young person step up to the plate and do their job right congratulations
Congrats Briana. Your hard work ethics, dedication and love for students is truly amazing. Love is what love does and you’ve demonstrated that love through the success of your students. Heaven, parents and society smiles on you because you’ve made a difference.
Thank you for sharing this wonderful and fun news! She s great!!!!
Congratulations Briana, such a great thing you are doing for our children. I always knew you had a good head on your shoulders that mixed with a great family background. We are so proud of you. This is what makes it all worth it. We love you.
Tough job….. Stay strong ma’am. Good job
Congratulations to you young lady we are super proud of you and we pray that God will continue to guide you through your journey of success!!!
I am so proud of you, I am a resident of Montclair my children attended Montclair Elementary years ago. I am a former educator I support you continue to be the great inspirer and leader that you are. May God continue to bless and keep you is my prayer for you!!!!!
Keep up the good work Ms. McCreary you have a bright feature ahead you young lady
Grea job! Continue your contributions to Escambia County school system.
Congratulations on a job well done!
I appreciate your being a great teacher to all students and most especially your interest in helping females strengthen their math skills. I would love to see the ridiculous stigma that “girls aren’t good at math”, become a thing of the past. Rock on!
Congratulations!
Congratulations Briana
Great to see the younger generation stepping up and making an influence in the next generations lives.