Dallas County Schools announces Teacher of the Year winners

Dallas County Schools announced their Teachers of the Year for 2023 on Tuesday.

They will be recognized at a celebration event at Arts Revive on Thursday.

Kelia Carter won for Brantley Elementary. She is 26 years of age and a product of the Dallas County School System. She graduated from the Auburn University of Montgomery and is currently the kindergarten teacher at Brantley Elementary School. She has been teaching for three years, all of which she has served at Brantley Elementary.

Dorothy Moore won for Dallas County High School. She has served her entire teaching career, 22 years, as the Business & Marketing teacher at Dallas County High School. She is also a part-time Success Coach and Adjunct Instructor at Wallace Community College. 

Lequita Carter won for Southside Primary School. She is a native of Orrville and graduate of Keith High School. She received a bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education from Concordia College in Selma and a Master's in Elementary Education from the University of West Alabama in Livingston. She's been teaching in the Dallas County School System for 15 years.

Sherri Thomas won for Tipton-Durant Middle School. She is a 25-year veteran social studies teacher. She earned her Associate of Arts at Alabama Southern Community College in Gilbertown and her Bachelor of Arts from Stillman College in Tuscaloosa. She began her career at Francis Marion High School with the Perry County School System in Marion.

Andrea Padgett Granger won for Keith Middle School. She is a Keith High School alumnus, holds a Business Management degree from Saint Leo University, a leading Catholic University in St. Leo, Florida. She teaches at Keith Middle-High School and has done so for the last 20 years. Granger is a former Keith High School Senior Advisor and serves as the National Honor Society and Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) advisor.

Quantisha Sneed-McGee won for Valley Grande Elementary. She holds an Educational Specialist degree in Elementary Education. She's been at Valley Grande Elementary for seven years. McGee believes that teaching is a service, and she further believes learning and behavior should reflect each other to succeed in society.

Kim Atchison won for Terry Elementary. She earned a bachelor's degree from Auburn University and a master's from the University of Montevallo. She has been a teacher in the Dallas County School System for 30 years at Terry Elementary teaching third grade.

Dale Moore won for Dallas County Career Tech. He is a 1981 graduate of Maplesville High School. He’s worked at International Paper in Maplesville, Griffin Electrical Construction and has an Alabama Electrical Journeyman License. In 2010, Moore began serving as an Instructor of Electrical Technology at Wallace Community College. He joined Dallas County School System in 2016, where he served at the Dallas County Career Tech Center.

Angela F. Williams won for Salem Elementary. She is a Amelia Love Johnson High School graduate in Thomaston. She has a degree in Business Administration, two bachelor's degrees and two master’s degrees in Elementary Education and Early Childhood Education.

Amanda Flanagan-Brown won for Bruce K. Craig Elementary. She is in her second year as a teacher at Craig Elementary. She is a proud graduate of the first cohort of the Instructional Excellence Intensive Program in Dallas County. Flanagan-Brown loves teaching in the Black Belt area of Dallas County.

Curtis Bell won for Southside High School. He was born and raised in Selma. He received his formal education from the Dallas County School System. He went to Wallace Community College in Selma where he acquired his Associate's Degree in Science and undergraduate degree in Social Science from Auburn University Montgomery. He has 14 years of teaching experience.

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