Superintendent Dr. Charles Foust expects generous funding from New Hanover County to accelerate growth in the school system. (Port City Daily photo/Alexandria Sands)
NEW HANOVER COUNTY –– Through the passing of the upcoming county budget, teachers in New Hanover County Schools would become the highest paid in North Carolina.
The $22.6 million allocated toward local salary supplements would nearly double the current average supplement to $9,000 and raise the district’s ranking in teacher pay from the 27th to the top slot in the state, according to statewide data from the 2020-21 school year. Currently, Wake County Schools offers the highest supplements at an average of $8,873, followed closely behind by Charlotte-Mecklenburg.
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By Melanie LeCroy/melanie@gulfcoastmedia.com
Krista N. Marcum, a science, Gulf Coast Ecology and Marine Biology teacher at Gulf Shore High School has been selected as the 2021-2022 District 1 Secondary Teacher of the Year. She is also one of 16 finalists for the 2021 -2022 Alabama Teacher of the Year.
Marcum obtained her bachelor’s degree in education from Indiana University, master’s degree in education from Indiana Wesleyan, and she achieved National Board Certification in 2017.
The Gulf Coast Ecology class is a unique class to Gulf Shores High School. Marcum was approached by Principal Cindy Veazey about starting a new environmental class that gets the students out into the environment to learn science. Assistant Superintendent Stephanie Harrison mentioned the unique program in the reference letter she wrote for Marcum.