Jan 31, 2008 6:23 pm US/Eastern
Miami Dade, Broward Name "Teachers Of The Year"
Coral Springs Middle School Teacher Nicole Marsala Won In Broward
Juvenile Detention Center Teacher Jacquelle Sconiers Won In Miami Dade
MIAMI (CBS4) ―
A pair of South Florida teachers all smiles Thursday after being named their county's top public school "Teacher of the Year."
In Broward the honor went to 30-year old Nicole Marsala, a history teacher at Coral Springs Middle School, who's been teaching in the district for 8 years.
Marsala received a $1-thousand scholarship from Nova Southeastern University and Florida Atlantic University and an Apple laptop.
In Miami Dade 32-year old Jacquelle E. Sconiers, who teaches business and math to teenagers at the Miami-Dade Juvenile Detention Center, was named this year's "Teacher of the Year."
Sconiers, who has been teaching in the Miami Dade district for the last 7 years, is credited with making major improvements and launching a successful Saturday FCAT prep class.
The daughter of two public schools teachers, when Sconiers graduated from Florida International University she started working as a buyer for the school district. Soon she began tutoring children and then started teaching. As this year's "Teacher of the Year," Sconiers won a 2008 Toyota Corolla from Toyota of South Florida.
Sconiers, who lives in Miami Gardens, is pursuing a doctorate in urban education at Nova Southeastern University.
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