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Mrs. Jeannine Meis, 2018-19 Teacher of the Year!
December 13, 2018
Jeannine Meis from Leon High School
Named 2018-2019 Leon County Schools Teacher of the Year
Tallahassee, FL—Leon High teacher Jeannine Meis has been named the Leon County Schools Teacher of the Year. Mrs. Meis has been a teacher at Leon High School for the past two and half years and at Cobb Middle School for the previous fourteen years.
“Jeannine Meis is in an elite group of teachers truly gifted in the art and science of teaching,” said Leon High Principal Billy Epting. “Her true gift comes in her ability and desire to expand her own knowledge and then bring that into her classroom.”
Mrs. Meis currently teaches 10th Grade World History and 10th Grade AP World History. In addition to her teaching responsibilities, Mrs. Meis is a mentor teacher, sponsor of the Black History Bowl and the Longest Table among many other activities. Mrs. Meis was also a recipient of the 2018 James F. Harris History Teacher Award.
“For the last decade and a half Mrs. Meis has shown her unique ability to be a highly effective teacher at all grade levels, elementary, middle and high. Very few teachers have the versatility to teach across multiple grades levels and multiple disciplines. She is truly one of a kind and represents the true spirit for which this award was created. All of us are proud to recognize Mrs. Meis for her amazing work and commitment to her students. The selection committee simply could not have chosen a better representative for this year’s Leon County Schools’ Teacher of the Year,” said Superintendent Rocky Hanna.
Mrs. Meis was selected by a committee comprised of past Teacher of the Year finalists, district administrators, school principals, a School Board representative, and other community members. The committee conducted a “redacted review” of each application to identify finalists, who were interviewed to determine the LCS Teacher of the Year.
The interviews included questions and criteria established by the Florida Department of Education Teacher of the Year program. Committee members scored and voted to determine the winner. Mrs. Meis is now eligible to compete in the statewide Macy’s/Florida Department of Education Teacher of the Year Program.
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