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Lithia Springs High School Teacher Wins a National Trade and Industrial Educator of the Year Award

Cortney NorthCortney North, Lithia Springs High School Cosmetology teacher, been named the National Trade and Industrial Educator of the Year in the category for those with under five years of experience. She was notified of her national recognition on September 25 and will be recognized at the group’s meeting on November 19, 2015 in New Orleans and will receive a $500 stipend check.

“We are very proud of Ms. North’s state and national recognition,” said Dr. Garrick Askew, Lithia Springs High School Principal. “She is a dedicated and enthusiastic professional who focuses on her students.”

Ms. North joined the Douglas County Public School System in 2008 as a media clerk. She joined the Lithia Springs High School staff after 22 years as a stylist and seven years as a salon owner.   Ms. North completed the New Teacher Institute program for T&I teachers at Georgia State University, a rigorous teacher education program which prepares individuals from business, industry and health professions to transition to teaching. She holds a Master Cosmetology license and was a cosmetology student herself at Lithia Springs High School.

In July, Ms. North was named the Georgia Trade and Industrial Educators of Georgia (TIEGA) 2015 New Teacher of the Year by her peers from around the state for her enthusiasm and dedication as well as professionalism that shines above expectations. The purpose of this award is to “recognize an individual currently employed as a full-time classroom CTE teacher at the middle, secondary or postsecondary level who is new to the teaching profession with one to three years of experience.” North was presented a plaque and monetary award.

Ms. North shares her teaching expertise and skills outside of the classroom as well. She presented “Technology in the Cosmetology Classroom” at 2014 GACTE summer conference, facilitated a series of cosmetology webinars through Career, Technical, and Agricultural Education Resource Network (CTAERN) and provided professional development sessions for the staff at Lithia Springs High School related to performance tasks, instructional planning, and making “real world” connections in CTE.

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