Forest High School's Jennifer Brown Named Finalist for Florida Teacher of the Year
MAY 8, 2024 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Kevin Christian, APR, CPRC, Director of Public Relations
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FOREST HIGH SCHOOL’S JENNIFER BROWN NAMED
FINALIST FOR FLORIDA TEACHER OF THE YEAR
Surprise Visit Brought Statewide Announcement
MARION COUNTY – Forest High School’s Jennifer Brown is one of five finalists for Florida’s 2025 Teacher of the Year.
She learned the news early Tuesday afternoon during a surprise visit by representatives of Florida’s Department of Education and Marion County Public Schools including Superintendent Dr. Diane Gullett and members of the School Board of Marion County.
Brown, Marion County’s 2024 Teacher of the Year, competed with 74 other teachers across the state representing more than 185,000 educators. Florida’s Department of Education will announce the 2025 Florida Teacher of the Year at a special gala in Orlando on July 25.
Brown teaches Mathematics at Forest High School and has been part of the MCPS family since 2015. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Elementary/Middle Education and Mathematics from the University of Northern Iowa.
With 21 years of teaching experience, Brown became Marion County’s Teacher of the Year back in February at the Golden Apple Teacher Gala, a program orchestrated by the Public Education Foundation of Marion County.
Marion County Public Schools last had a teacher in the running for Florida Teacher of the Year in 2017.
Just two weeks ago, MCPS’s Edward Lanza, a paraprofessional at Saddlewood Elementary, was named Florida’s School-Related Employee of the Year.
For more information about the Florida Teacher of the Year program, visit Florida Teachers Lead.