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Dothan City Schools Announces 2025-2026 Teachers of the Year for District Schools

Artwork celebrating teachers of the year

DOTHAN, Ala. – Teachers push students to reach their full potential. They inspire students to do their very best. They instill a love of learning - not only in school but throughout their students’ lives. Teachers prepare students for the future, and they want them to have a lifetime of success. At Dothan City Schools, teachers are the heart of our district. DCS honors them throughout the year.

Dothan City Schools is excited to announce this year’s Teachers of the Year representing their respective schools. From this group, District Elementary and Secondary Teachers of the Year will be chosen. Those teachers chosen at the district level will then represent Dothan City Schools at the state level in the Alabama Teacher of the Year Program.

Every year through the Alabama State Department of Education, the Alabama Teacher of the Year Program seeks to honor and recognize excellence in the teaching profession by identifying outstanding Alabama classroom teachers at the local, district and state level.

The 2025-2026 Dothan City Schools Teachers of the Year are as follows:

EARLY EDUCATION:
Dothan City Early Education Center
Michelle Turner
 
 
ELEMENTARY:
Beverlye Intermediate School
Ginny Dion
 
Carver School for Mathematics, Science and Technology
Jennifer Mullen
 
Girard Elementary School
Georgia Catron
 
Heard Elementary School
Kennady Marshall
 
Hidden Lake Primary School
Jessica Lawson
 
Highlands Elementary School
Greg Thompson
 
Jerry Lee Faine Elementary School
Iris Helms
 
Kelly Springs Elementary School
Sharron Dickinson
 
Morris Slingluff Elementary School
Rinda Brannon
 
Selma Street Elementary School
Latoya White
 
 
SECONDARY:
Dothan 6th Grade Center
Keyanna Coachman
 
Dothan Preparatory Academy
Joe Dunegan
 
Carver 9th Grade Academy
Justin Hendrix
 
Dothan High School
Adrian Broughton
 
Dothan Tech
Dana Singletary
 
Dothan Virtual School
Heather Kirkland
 
PASS Academy
Chris Bryan

 

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