Jessica Brown Chosen as History Teacher of the Year for Arkansas

Our very own Jessica Brown was recently selected as the 2019 Arkansas History Teacher of the Year, an award presented annually by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, the nation's leading organization dedicated to K-12 American History Education. 

Inaugurated in 2004, the History Teacher of the Year Award highlights the crucial importance of history education by honoring exceptional American History teachers from elementary school through high school. Mrs. Brown is one of 53 finalists for the $10,000 National History Teacher of the Year Award. She has taught in the district for 12 years.