​TEACHER OF THE YEAR

​Thanks to a generous $10,000 annual contribution from the M.T. and Helen Gholston Charitable Trust, the Clinton Public School Foundation was again able to give Gholston Teacher Awards to the five, outstanding 2021-2022 Clinton Public School Teacher of the Year finalists. Initiated in 2006, the Gholston Teacher Awards provide a $1,000 honorarium to the finalists from each school site and an additional $5,000 award to the district wide winner. The district wide winner also receives $500 for his/her classroom account making this award worth $6,500 to one outstanding teacher every year.  CPSF has awarded $168,000 to 80 Clinton teachers through these awards since 2006.
2021 District Teacher of the Year is Tasha Jefferson from Nace Elementary.

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NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR
In 2020, CPSF began recognizing outstanding new teachers with the Newcomer of the Year award.  Three nominees were recognized across the district and one winner was awarded a $250 cash prize.  
The 2021 Newcomer of the Year is Shawna Hardin from Clinton Middle School.