Pictured left to right: Sara Marmion, Florida Power & Light; Dr. Mark Mullins, Superintendent, Brevard Public Schools; Alexandria Wicker, Brevard Public Schools 2022 Teacher of the Year, Andrew Jackson Middle School; Janice Kershaw, President & CEO, Brevard Schools Foundation; Mary Chance, President/CEO, Consortium of Florida Education Foundations
Orlando, FL – Alexandria Wicker, Brevard Public Schools current Teacher of the Year, received statewide recognition and an award of $1,000 from the Consortium of Florida Education Foundations and Florida Power and Light Company (FPL) at the Florida Department of Education Teacher of the Year Gala in Orlando July 14. She was chosen from among 67 county-wide teacher of the year honorees as the Consortium’s annual “Invested in Excellence” recipient for seeking additional resources and developing new strategies to innovate learning for students.
Currently serving as a science teacher at Jackson Middle School, Wicker actively seeks grants and community partnerships to expand learning opportunities for her students and engage them in real-world learning. She secured funding from the Brevard Schools Foundation and other sources to outfit an outdoor classroom and involved her students in testing water quality at her school during COVID.
In nominating her for the award, Brevard Schools Foundation Executive Director Janice Kershaw noted that since being recognized as a “Rookie Teacher of the Year,” Wicker has continued to excel as a teacher and emerged as a recognized leader among her peers and with STEM industries in Brevard County.
She is actively engaged with Brevard’s Teacher Leadership Council and completed a new education foundation fellowship program in the 2021-22 school year. Her action research project on trauma-informed teaching practices was recently shared district-wide and she will continue her fellowship participation in the upcoming school year as a group lead for the program.
“I strive for excellence in teaching,” said Ms. Wicker. “All students deserve an exemplary education and that is my goal every day that I step into my classroom. The impact that a teacher can have on each individual student is immeasurable, and ripples outward into the community. From small impacts to huge life-changing ones, teachers make a difference.”
“We sponsor this award with our business partner FPL to celebrate a local district teacher of the year who has a consistent focus on facilitating over-and-above resources and experiences for their students,” said Mary Chance, president of the Consortium. “Ms. Wicker clearly epitomizes a teacher and leader who does just that and is deeply invested in excellence.”