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School educators from across Baltimore County have been selected as this year’s finalists for the BCPS Teacher of the Year, Principal of the Year, and Assistant Principal of the Year.
Three local assistant principals in Dundalk, Essex and Parkville have been nominated for Assistant Principal of the Year.
• Brianna Hopkins of Deep Creek Elementary School in Essex, is the BCPS Elementary School Assistant Principal of the Year.
• Nathan Davis of Dundalk Middle School in Dundalk, is the BCPS Middle School Assistant
• Taylor Ransome of Parkville High School in Parkville, is the BCPS High School Assistant Principal of the Year.
All three were nominated by BCPS staff, students, families, and the community and vetted by the same panel that adjudicated the principal finalist selection. There were 716 nominations for Assistant Principal of the Year.
The honorees will be recognized at a special Champions for Children Celebration Gala at 4 p.m.
on Wednesday, April 29, at George Washington Carver Center for Arts and Technology, 938 York Rd., in Towson.
At that livestreamed event, Baltimore County’s Teacher, Principal, and Assistant Principal of the Year will be chosen from among the respective finalists.
“Congratulations to each of our teacher, principal, and assistant principal finalists; they represent the most talented and dedicated educators and administrators,” said BCPS Superintendent Dr. Myriam Rogers.
“Be it in the classroom or front office, they give their best every day to every student. We are inspired and impressed by these educators and thankful to them for the expertise they share with us.”
In addition to these schoolhouse champions, the April 29 gala will also celebrate a variety of other all-star school supporters, including a “Rising Star” Teacher of the Year, Supervisory
Leader of the Year, Supporting Services Employee of the Year, Community School Facilitator of
the Year, Transportation Champion, AFSCME Employee of the Year, Volunteer Champion, and Business Partner Champion.