SCHS Teacher Chosen For State Committee

A Stephens County High School teacher will serve on a committee created by Governor Nathan Deal.

Tamera Cash was chosen to serve on the Teacher Advisory Committee, which the governor says will review recommendations from the 2015 Education Reform Commission in order to provide feedback and guidance to Deal, legislators and policy-makers.

The committee is chaired by Rep. Amy Carter, a practicing teacher in Lowndes County, and is comprised of 90 educators throughout the state.

Governor Deal’s office said the teachers have experience from kindergarten through high school across a wide range of subject areas including STEM fields, fine arts and special and gifted education.

The Teacher Advisory Committee will participate in meetings, conference calls and webinars throughout the Summer and early Fall and provide feedback following each discussion.

Dr. Susan Andrews, Director of Special Projects for the Governor’s Office of Planning and Budget, will facilitate these discussions.

Deal said he looks forward to hearing from those on the front lines about the recommendations made last year by the Education Reform Commission.

The governor added that their experience in the classroom will help guide the state’s efforts as it seeks to improve educational outcomes for students, retain the best and brightest teachers and address critical needs in Georgia’s K-12 system.