Tortuga Preserve Elementary teacher receives Teacher of the Year award
By MELISSA BILL - | Dec 28, 2020
Alyssa Smith
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Tortuga Preserve Elementary ESE teacher Alyssa Smith has been named the School District of Lee County’s Teacher of the Year.
Smith was surprised with the commendation bright and early last Tuesday morning by Superintendent Dr. Gregory K. Adkins and members of the Lee County School Board.
Smith was extremely surprised and thanked first and foremost her students for the honor.
“This is so exciting and it’s because of you guys!” Smith said.
Upon awarding Smith, Adkins gave some background on the well-loved, Lehigh Acres teacher.
COVID-19 cases in Marion County Public Schools continue to spike, with nearly 100 students and staff receiving positive test results from Dec. 11-17.
School officials said that shouldn t surprise anyone, since school numbers will mirror increases and declines in the community. Friday was the last day of school for Marion County until the week of Jan. 4.
Marion County Public Schools officials reported Friday that 98 people (57 students and 41 staff members) tested positive for COVID-19 from Dec. 11-17. That is up from 77 students and staff during the week of Dec. 4-10, according to a news release.
The report for Nov. 20-Dec.3 show that 100 people tested positive for COVID-19 in a two-week period. There were 54 people who tested positive from Nov. 13-19, 25 cases from Nov. 6-12, and 16 from Oct. 30-Nov. 5.
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The School District of Lee County announced Tuesday that Tortuga Preserve Elementary ESE Teacher Alyssa Smith is the District’s Teacher of the Year.
Alyssa Smith is in her sixth year of teaching at Tortuga Preserve Elementary in Lehigh Acres. Her focus has always been on Exceptional Student Education and she is currently a Special Education teacher in a Social Functioning classroom.
“I grew up in a household with two sisters who have special needs on opposite ends of a need’s spectrum,” Smith says. “As long as I can remember, I have voiced that I wanted to be a teacher for children like my sisters. I believe that every student, no matter what their abilities, deserves every opportunity both in school and in life.”
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