By Katie Northcott, News Director
Sarah McVey, Tullahoma City Schools Fine Arts Coordinator and Bel-Aire Music Teacher, was selected as a semifinalist for the Country Music Association’s Music Teacher of Excellence Award.
Find more details in the press release published below.
Tullahoma City School learned in December that Bel-Aire Music Teacher and TCS Fine Arts Coordinator Sarah McVey was named a semifinalist for the Country Music Association’s Music Teacher of Excellence Award.
“I am incredibly honored to be named a CMA Music Teacher of Excellence semifinalist,” McVey said. “When I look at the remarkable educators across the country who are selected, and at so many past finalists whom I deeply admire, it is both humbling and inspiring to be included among them. I am especially proud to represent Tullahoma City Schools and the outstanding music educators I have the privilege of working alongside each day. This recognition feels like a celebration of the collective passion, creativity, and dedication that defines music education in our community.”
In total, 222 teachers from 43 states and the District of Columbia were named as semifinalists for the prestigious award. The Music Teachers of Excellence (MTOE) will honor 30 music teachers nationally, across Tennessee, and in Nashville, providing them with grants for their classrooms and tailored professional development.
MTOE semifinalists teach band, general music, choir, orchestra, music technology, mariachi, AP music, AP music theory, musical theater, world percussion, opera, history of jazz and more. Semifinalists were required to submit footage of their instructional approach and reflections on the impact of music education on young people.
The 30 final awardees will be announced during Teacher Appreciation Week in May. The CMA Foundation will then host an awards ceremony in their honor at the Pinnacle in Nashville on Oct. 7.
“I say it often, but our fine arts programs in Tullahoma City Schools are absolutely amazing, and this news just further proves my point,” said TCS Director of Schools, Dr. Catherine Stephens. “Sarah has done an exceptional job in her role as music teacher at Bel-Aire and as the district’s Fine Arts Coordinator. I am incredibly proud of Sarah, and I am so excited to see how she fares in the rest of the competition.”
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