East Coweta’s Jennifer Sandlin named 2024 Coweta Teacher of the Year
Pictured above: 2024 Coweta Teacher of the Year Jennifer Sandlin (left), joined by fellow nominees Rebecca Craver and Stephanie Landrum, and 2023 Coweta Teacher of the Year Mollie Wilson.
Jennifer Sandlin
From Coweta County School System Press Release
East Coweta High School History Teacher Jennifer Sandlin was named the 2024 Coweta County Teacher of the Year on Wednesday, at the annual Coweta teacher of the year ceremony held by the Coweta County Board of Education.
Sandlin – a 20-year educator at ECHS – was chosen from among 33 nominees from all Coweta County schools, and three finalists, including Rebecca Craver, a 4th Grade teacher at Elm Street Elementary School, and Stephanie Landrum, the Media Specialist at Ruth Hill Elementary School.
The May 1 Teacher of the Year program was presented by the Coweta County Board of Education in partnership with the Newnan Club, and honored all 33 Coweta County School System teachers of the year chosen by the peers in 2024.
Sandlin was introduced by Principal Steve Allen, who thanked sandling” for what you do every day… leading, teaching and motivating our students at East Coweta High School.” In addition to her teaching duties, Sandlin also serves as EC’s Social Studies Department chair, jv volleyball coach, history club sponsor, as testing proctor, a cub scouts and girl scouts leader, a leader of veteran’s day programs, and many other school and community duties.
Sandlin in turn honored her fellow Teachers of the Year. “What we do matters to this entire community,” she said.
Teachers of the Year are selected by their fellow certified teachers at each school in recognition of exemplary teaching, and serve as ambassadors of their profession. This year’s honorees represent teachers working in Kindergarten through 12th grade, and a range of educational disciplines including English/Language Arts, math, music, science, social sciences, career education, special education, coaching and media. They were honored at the May 1 ceremony at the Nixon Centre for Performing and Visual Arts, held each year by the board in partnership with the Newnan Pilot’s Club.
Sandlin, Craver and Landrum were among 33 Coweta educators chosen by their fellow Coweta County teachers. This year’s TOTY honorees include:
Brittany Hand, K-5th Grade Special Education (Arbor Springs Elementary)
Rebecca Gore, Media Specialist (Arnco-Sargent Elementary)
Heather Dailey, Kindergarten (Atkinson Elementary)
Abby Grace Townsend, 1st Grade (Brooks Elementary)
Whitney Self, 5th Grade (Canongate Elementary)
Mackenzie Sibley, 3rd Grade (Eastside Elementary)
Rebecca Craver, 4th Grade (Elm Street Elementary)
Jennifer Pineda, 5th and 6th English/Language Arts and Social Studies (Empower)
Jessica Anderson, Kindergarten (Glanton Elementary)
Felecia Dunson, Special Education/BRIDGE (Jefferson Parkway Elementary)
Diana Ewing, Music (Moreland Elementary)
Brittany Hajzak, 3rd Grade (Newnan Crossing Elementary)
Courtney Gordon, 3rd Grade(Northside Elementary)
Abby Loftin, 1st Grade (Poplar Road Elementary)
Stephanie Landrum, Media Specialist (Ruth Hill Elementary)
Renee Rich, Media Specialist (Thomas Crossroads Elementary)
Jasmine Jones, 4th Grade (Welch Elementary)
Mandy Prophett, Early Intervention Program (Western Elementary)
Jennifer Dunn, English for Speakers of Other Languages (White Oak Elementary)
Lea Davenport, 1st Grade (Willis Road Elementary)
Ashley Prince, Media Specialist (Arnall Middle)
Stephanie Humphrey, 8th Grade Math (Blake Bass Middle)
Marissa Delaney, 6th Grade Social Studies (East Coweta Middle)
Brian Self, 7th Grade English/Language Arts (Evans Middle)
Kristin Davis, 8th Grade Math (Lee Middle)
Dwight McDaniel, 6th-8th Grade English/Language Arts (Maggie Brown Middle)
Mallory Berry, 7th and 8th Grade Gifted Science (Madras Middle)
Gillian Phillips, 8th Grade English/Language Arts (Smokey Road Middle)
Dave Whittington, Aerospace and Aviation (Central Educational Center)
Jennifer Sandlin, History (East Coweta High)
Marc Gilmore, Special Education/Collab (Newnan High)
Ellen Ratliff, 10th Grade Literature (Northgate High)
Bruce Dukes, Physical Education (Winston Dowdell Academy)
Teachers of the Year are exceptionally dedicated, knowledgeable, and skilled classroom educators who are selected by their peers in each Coweta County School System school. Finalists for county teacher of the year – who serve as the system’s nominee for Georgia Teacher of the Year – are chosen by previous Teachers of the Year and independent judges based on the quality of their teaching, professional development, teaching philosophy and methods, community involvement, contributions to education, and their ability to inspire students of all backgrounds and abilities to learn.
Mollie Wilson – a 24-year educator and a third grade teacher at Canongate Elementary School – addressed Coweta’s Teachers of the year at the May 1 ceremony. Wilson served as Coweta’s nominee for Georgia Teacher of the Year this year.
