Pinellas County Schools celebrates Teacher Appreciation Week

May 6, 2019

Pinellas County Schools joins the national celebration of educators throughout Teacher Appreciation Week. The school district employs more than 7,500 instructional staff who are making a positive impact on students inside and out of the classroom each day. The district’s greatest successes can be attributed to quality educators. Watch the video below to hear from PCS students about why they appreciate their teacher.

Celebrate recent Pinellas County Schools educator news and honors:

• Learn more about Pinellas County School’s Teacher of the Year, Nicole Kenngott
• Boca Ciega High School teacher is statewide ESE Rookie Teacher of the Year
• Three PCS educators will receive recognition from SHAPE Florida
• Two teachers win full master’s degree tuition
• Jamerson Elementary teacher recognized for excellence in aviation education
• Pinellas teacher selected for prestigious geographic fellowship
• Dixie Hollins High School earns the College Board's AP Computer Science Female Diversity Award

Teachers are the backbone of the school district, aligning Pinellas County Schools to their vision and mission and helping to ensure that every student has an opportunity for success. Being an educator takes patience, kindness, flexibility and passion. Our teachers are tasked with a lot and we thank them for answering the call to positively change the lives of their students.