Wood County Schools

Teacher of the Year finalists announced!

PARKERSBURG - Six finalists have been chosen to compete for the 2022 Wood County Schools Teacher of the Year.

This year’s finalists are: Whitney Anne Dobson, Jessica Farmer Linville, Tana Stanley, Sara Klesel, Marley Jolly and Linda Hindman.

The 2022 Teacher of the Year will be announced during the April 27 Wood County Board of Education meeting. The 2022 Wood County Schools Teacher of the Year will represent the county at the State Teacher of the Year competition.

The nomination process is open to the community, with educators, parents, community members and students both current and past submitting nominations online. Wood County Schools initially received more than 300 nominations. Of those, 157 met all of the qualifications for Teacher of the Year and were offered the opportunity to continue in the process.

The ToY Committee met Thursday evening to review the 62 applicants who submitted their information for consideration. Several long-standing committee members said this year was particularly challenging due to the high quality of all of the applicants.

Congratulations to all of those dedicated educators who were nominated and reviewed for Teacher of the Year and congratulations to our six finalists!