Oconee System TEACHER of the YEAR 10-20-11

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Miriam Ledford-Lyle - 2012 Oconee County Schools Teacher of the Year!

TEACHER OF THE YEAR
10-20-11

Congratulations to Miriam Ledford-Lyle – 2012 Oconee County Schools Teacher of the Year! Miriam Ledford-Lyle, a social studies teacher at North Oconee High School, was named the 2012 Oconee County Schools (OCS) Teacher of the Year on September 29. The announcement was made at a banquet sponsored by the Oconee County High Schools Alumni Association honoring the teachers of the year from all 10 local schools. Mrs. Ledford-Lyle has served the students of North Oconee High since 2004. She also has prior teaching experience in Clarke and Gwinnett counties.

In her Teacher of the Year application, Miriam Ledford-Lyle wrote: Those teachers who have a deep understanding of their content, plan lessons that deliver material, and hold students accountable for learning, are exercising a craft that has been learned and mastered. However, creating lessons that engage the students and crafting an environment that inspires a love of learning requires a love of people; which is more art than science.

Each school annually names a Teacher of the Year nominated by colleagues at the school. Those teachers undergo a rigorous selection process that includes observation by a committee composed of school-level winners from the previous year to determine the system teacher of the year. The OCS Teacher of the Year will go on to compete for the Georgia Teacher of the Year. Best wishes, Mrs. Ledford-Lyle!

John A. Jackson, Ed.D
Superintendent
Oconee County Schools
34 School Street
Watkinsville, GA 30677

Note: Click here to see Photo Album of the event  http://www.apvoc-ga.com/photo-gallery-2/teacher-of-the-year-9-29-11/

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As of July 2010, I have reached 76 years. I retired in 2004 and have been enjoying my retirement by getting involved in community activities. I am an active member of the Keep Oconee Clean & Beautiful which I founded with the help of the Oconee BOC in 1992. Also a member of the Oconee Chamber of Commerce (Ambassador), OCAF, the Veterans Memorial Foundation and the local Oconee GOP. In 2007, I was appointed by the BOC Chairman, Melvin Davis as a member of the CSB - Advantage Behavioral Health Systems and last year was voted as the Chairman of that 16-member Community Service Board. Am also the owner of the Web site - a Positive Vision of Oconee County - started in 2004. I began attending government and community events and took photos of the meetings to compliment my articles on the Web site. Since then, I have collected over 40,000 photos. I guess you could call me the roving community photographer. I enjoy meeting people and helping where I can be of help. I am married to Mac McDaniel and have 2 very talented children, Dan and Cindy. I try to stay abreast of happenings in the County and outside the county that if they are relative to Oconee residents so as to record these happenings for posterity. My Photos will be given to the Oconee Library for all to access and enjoy for years to come when I am no longer able to use them.

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