Bridgeport kindergarten teacher Donna Abbott named Jackson County Teacher of the Year
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Jackson County Schools announced Donna Abbott, a kindergarten teacher at Bridgeport Elementary, as the countywide teacher of the year; the board praised her work and noted she may be advanced for state-level consideration.
Jackson County Schools announced Donna Abbott, a kindergarten teacher at Bridgeport Elementary, as the countywide Teacher of the Year during the Jan. 28 Jackson County Board of Education meeting.
Speaker 2 described the selection process — each school selects a teacher who is then eligible for the countywide honor — and introduced Abbott as this year’s winner. Abbott received congratulations from the board and was invited to address the audience and pose for photos with board members.
Board members discussed Abbott’s career briefly; the transcript records the board encouraging her and mentioning that staff are working to qualify her for the state-level Teacher of the Year recognition. The recognition was presented publicly and the board thanked Abbott and her family for their service to county students.
The board also noted family ties in the crowd when someone identified Abbott as Daryl Kirk’s sister; the remarks that followed were congratulatory. The board plans to share photos with the media and to proceed with any next steps for state-level qualification as appropriate.
