Three teachers have been selected as finalists for the 2008 "Teacher of the Year" recognition program for Floyd County Schools. The three finalists are: Suzanne Forsyth, a fourth and fifth-grade teacher at Pepperell Elementary School; Beverly Harris, the music teacher at Pepperell Primary School, and Pam Wilson, a math teacher at Armuchee High School.

The finalists were selected by a review committee from the Northwest Georgia Regional Educational Service Agency (RESA.) The committee made the selections from written applications submitted by the "Teacher of the Year" representatives from each school in the Floyd County School System. Questions asked in the application were taken from the Georgia "Teacher of the Year" application form.

	Suzanne Forsyth currently teaches fourth and fifth-grade students at Pepperell Elementary School. She has been a teacher since 1999 and has spent the last six years at Pepperell. Prior to Pepperell, Forsyth taught kindergarten at Taylorsville Elementary. Mrs. Forsyth holds a degree in Early Childhood Education from Shorter College.
	Beverly Harris has taught since 1975 and has spent her entire teaching career in the field of music instruction.  She started at McHenry in Floyd County Schools but has been at Pepperell since 1988.  Harris has also taught at East Central Elementary and Southeast Elementary in Rome.  Mrs. Harris holds a bachelor degree in music education from Shorter College.
	Pam Wilson began teaching math at the high school level in 1976.  She has taught Algebra 2, Geometry, Applied Math, and Money Management at Armuchee High School since 2002.  Wilson has also taught at Cedartown High, George Walton High, West Rome High and Rome High.  Mrs. Wilson holds a B. S. in math education and a Masters in math and science from Berry College.

The three top teachers will now begin the final phase of the selection process to select the 2008 Floyd County Schools "Teacher of the Year." The final phase will include a personal interview of each finalist and classroom observations of the teachers working with students. The interviews will be held on Wednesday, September 12, 2007 at the Floyd County Board of Education Office on Riverside Parkway. The process will conclude on Wednesday, September 19, 2007 with classroom observations.  The final phase of the selection process will be evaluated by a committee made up of members of the Floyd/Rome Retired Teachers Association. 

The 2008 Floyd County Schools "Teacher of the Year" will be announced on October 16, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. during the regular monthly meeting of the Floyd County Board of Education.