Congratulations, Mr. Ferencz! Dr Sarah’s family will always remember the opportunity of meeting you and hearing your outstanding presentation at Atlanta Jewish Academy. Benjamin Ferencz, Esq. was an investigator of Nazi war crimes in World War II and the chief prosecutor for the U.S. Army at the Einsatzgruppen Trial. The 99-year-old was awarded the Martin…

Sand Hill Elementary School in Carroll County shared this post, “Miss Woods teaching guided reading in Ms. Owens’ first grade. She will be a wonderful teacher next year!”

Meet Brittany Dorsey, Heard County’s Teacher of the Year! She teaches second grade at Centralhatchee Elementary School and loves her Terrific Turtles! CES Principal Dawn Bennett nominated Mrs. Dorsey, and says that Mrs. Dorsey goes above and beyond at work and at home. Dr. Bennett said, “She communicates daily with her parents, posts activities on…

“The life of a Pre-K teacher involves tying shoes dozens of times a day!” Just ask GA Pre-K Teacher of the Year Jodi McNamara as posted on the Bright from the Start website. This post just made Dr. Sarah laugh! She regularly visits Pre-K classrooms. One day, about this time of year, a little boy…

Dr. Sarah treasures her opportunity to serve as Chair of the Board of Commissioners for the Georgia Student Finance Commission. One of the highlights of that role is participating in the REACH Day at the Capitol. Today, there was an extra pleasure. Twiggs County Public Schools was awarded the FIRST ever “Trade Five Grant” for…

Dr. Sarah loves seeing some of her favorite teachers attending and presenting at the Teach Your Heart Out Conference in Nashville! Great fun and learning for Eric Crouch, Casey Bethel, Ashley Hassler and Ava Calhoun among hundreds of great educators. You are representing Georgia quite well.

Dr. Sarah loves the opportunity to work with Carrollton Elementary School. This story touched her heart as a wonderful opportunity for students and senior citizens: “A lot of love has been shared recently at CES! One particular location was in Ms. Rowland’s kindergarten classroom where her students hosted a senior citizen group to share in…

Congratulations to First Lady Sandra Deal for being honored as “Communities in Schools of Georgia Champion” for a lifetime of service and dedication to the children of Georgia as a passionate advocate for literacy. Dr. Sarah loves the opportunity to serve as Chair of Communities in Schools of Central Georgia. In addition, AlphaSkills, Inc. has…

The Vitamins R (Reading) and L (Literacy) Project in Twiggs County will aim to increase the “language nutrition” of two and three-year old siblings of Twiggs County Public School students who have literacy challenges/Perry Smith (WGXA) TWIGGS COUNTY, Ga. — The Mercer University School of Medicine and Twiggs County Public Schools have gotten a $20,000…