A Cherokee County School District educator is a finalist for the Georgia Teacher of the Year award.
On Wednesday, CCSD and Georgia Superintendent of Schools Richard Woods surprised Lisa Spence, an art teacher at Hasty Elementary School Fine Arts Academy, with the news she is a top 10 finalist for the state honor, the district announced.
Spence, the current CCSD Teacher of the Year, has earned other professional honors including National Art Education Association’s 2025 Southeastern Region Elementary Art Educator, 2023 Georgia Elementary School Art Educator of the Year and 2022 Crayola Creativity Ambassador…