Tyler ISD is proud to announce that Sharmecia Jackson, business teacher at Tyler High School, was selected to receive the Mary McLeod Bethune Outstanding Teacher Award from the National Alliance of Black School Educators (NABSE). Ms. Jackson was presented with the award at the NABSE conference in National Harbor, Maryland on December 3.
"I am truly honored, thankful, and grateful to receive this award from the National Alliance of Black School Educators,” Ms. Jackson said. “I stand on the shoulders of giants, my personal heroes, and a village who loves and cares for me. Now, standing on my own platform teaching my students, my unique style of educating centers around the core values of having standards and possessing integrity. When you do right by students, everything else falls into place!"
Assistant Principal at Palestine ISD and President of the Tyler Area Alliance of Black School Educators, Mrs. Yumesha Mosley, nominated Ms. Jackson for this award.
"Her students excel in the class as well as at state competitions,” said Mrs. Mosley. “Besides using various technological platforms and delivering blended instruction through Canvas, I believe Sharmecia stands out as a genuine educator who makes personal connections with students. She is well deserving of the Mary McLeod Bethune Outstanding Teacher Award.”
The Mary McLeod Bethune Outstanding Teacher Award is bestowed upon teachers whose innovative teaching techniques increase student achievement through demonstrated commitment and innovation in the classroom.
In February, Ms. Jackson was named the Texas Alliance of Black School Educators (TABSE) Teacher of the Year. She began her teaching career in Tyler ISD in 2008.
For more information, contact Jennifer Hines at Jennifer.Hines@TylerISD.org.
