State Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman announced Wednesday night at the annual South Carolina Teacher of the Year Gala that Deion Jamison, an English teacher at Legacy Early College in Greenville, is the South Carolina Teacher of the Year.
Spearman said "Deion exhibits the qualities and characteristics that we want to see in every current and future South Carolina educator." The Teacher of the Year serves for one school year as a roving ambassador providing mentoring, attending speaking engagements, working with teacher cadets and teaching fellows, leading the State Teacher Forum, and serving as the state spokesperson for over 55,000 educators.
As part of the state Teacher of the Year awards program, Deion will receive $25,000 and a the use of a brand-new BMW for one year.