Dodge County teachers recently nominated several of their peers for the honor of Exceptional Children’s Professional Educator of the Year from their respective schools. Nominees included Pam Hogan from South Dodge Elementary, Barbara Darsey from North Dodge Elementary, Larry “Petey” Peterson from Dodge County Middle School and Debra Mitchell from Dodge County High School. These teachers then completed an extensive application including their educational background and philosophy, professional biography, professional and community involvement activities, a statement of why they chose special education as their field of employment, memorable classroom experiences and their greatest contributions, accomplishments and strengths as special educators. Staff members from Heart of Georgia RESA then reviewed the applications and selected the candidate for each system’s top Exceptional Children’s Professional Educator of the Year. On March 5, 2015, the East Central Georgia Learning Resources System recognized the outstanding Exceptional Children’s Professional Educator of the Year for each of the ten districts in the RESA/GLRS district with an awards luncheon at Dublin County Club in Dublin. At the luncheon, Tonya Brown, Dodge County Special Education Director, introduced Larry “Petey” Peterson as Dodge County’s Exceptional Children’s Professional Educator of the Year for 2015. Terrie Young, East Central GLRS Director, presented these special educators with a certificate honoring their accomplishments. Dr. Steven R. Miletto, Heart of Georgia RESA Executive Director, was also a special guest at the awards luncheon.
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