4 named Arkansas Teacher of the Year finalists

Four educators were named 2016 Arkansas Teacher of the Year finalists at a Thursday event with Gov. Asa Hutchinson and state Department of Education Commissioner Johnny Key.

The four finalists include:

  • Meghan Ables, an 11th-grade English/literacy teacher at Stuttgart High School
  • Brenda Galliher, an eighth-grade science teacher at Nashville Junior High School
  • Stephanie Goodman, a sixth-grade mathematics teacher at Hot Springs Intermediate School
  • Michael Rogers, a ninth-12th grade agriculture teacher at Siloam Springs High School.

The finalists were selected from 15 regional finalists, who each received $1,000. A selection committee will visit the four finalists at their schools, and the Arkansas Teacher of the Year will be recognized with a $14,000 award during a surprise event this fall.

Read Friday's Arkansas Democrat-Gazette for full details.

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