The Wake County Teacher Assistants Association will name its 2009 Teacher Assistant of the Year during a banquet at the McKimmon Center on Monday, April 27 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
The winner will be selected from 10 finalists and will be presented with a certificate, an engraved plate, flowers and a cash prize.
The finalists include:
Toni Alford, Wilburn Elementary
Kathleen Bennett, Cary Elementary
Lisa Cox, Swift Creek Elementary
Joy Fox, Creech Road Elementary
Amy Harper, North Forest Pines Elementary
Cynthia Lape, Hodge Road Elementary
Kimberly Latta, Leesville Road Elementary
Mary Robinson, Forestville Road Elementary
Tommy Tobin, Timber Drive Elementary
Shasta Williams-Turner, East Garner Middle
Each year, the teacher assistants at each school vote on a teacher assistant that goes above and beyond their daily duties to be named the teacher assistant of the year for their school. These individuals are then invited to submit a portfolio to the Teacher Assistant of the Year Committee for consideration for the district award. This year, the committee received 45 portfolios and selected 10 finalists based on their portfolios. The committee members then interviewed and observed the 10 finalists in the classroom before selecting one to be honored as the 2009 Wake County Teacher Assistant of the Year.