Dec. 15, 2020 — The Mountain Brook Board of Education at its Dec. 14 meeting recognized the school district’s Teachers of the Year. Although the meeting occurred virtually, every school principal took time to highlight their honoree. 

A list of winners is below.

Brookwood Forest Elementary
Name: Jolie Welner
Role: 5th Grade Math Teacher
Years at School: 5

Cherokee Bend Elementary
Name: Lizzie Vansant
Role: Literacy Coach
Years at School: 9

Crestline Elementary 
Name: Rebecca Pigg
Role: 2nd Grade Teacher
Years at School: 3

Mountain Brook Elementary
Name: Suzanne Andrews
Role: 5th Grade Science Teacher
Years at School: 28

Mountain Brook Junior High
Name: Wendy Spiller
Role: 7th Grade Advanced Math Teacher
Years at School: 20

Mountain Brook High School 
Name: Rhonda Aust
Role: 10th Grade Advanced Chemistry Teacher
Years at School: 5

Members of each school community nominate and select their Teacher of the Year. The chosen educator then represents their school in the Alabama Teacher of the Year program, which seeks annually to honor and recognize excellence in the teaching profession by identifying outstanding Alabama classroom teachers at the local, district, and state levels. 

“Our Teachers of the Year represent the best of Mountain Brook Schools,” MBS Superintendent Dr. Dicky Barlow said. “They are talented professionals who excel at their craft, inspire their peers, and care for their students. We could not be prouder of them.”