The East Cobb County Council of PTA’s (ECCC PTA) recently honored our 2023-2024 Teacher (TOTY) and Classified (CEOTY) Employees of the Year with its annual celebratory brunch during which it highlighted the hard work and dedication of these amazing educa tors. This year’s celebration was hosted by the Wheeler Cluster of PTAs, and whose schools consist of Wheeler HS, East Cobb MS, Brumby ES, Eastvalley ES, Powers Ferry ES, and Sedalia Park ES, who focused on this year’s theme of “All-Star Educators”.
ECCC PTA Classified Employees if the Year 2023-2024
Held at the beautiful Catholic Church of St. Ann’s, it was a fabulous event featuring a serenade by the angelic voices of the Eastvalley 3rd, 4th and 5th Grade Chorus under the direction of Anthony Bernard. We were also swept away on a tropical vacation by the beachy performance courtesy of the Brumby ES Steele Drum Band and Charlton Branch, their Director. The Sedalia Park PTA created an All-Star atmosphere with their festive base ball themed decorations and besides going through the rigorous process to bring 90+ elementary school students to perform, the Eastvalley PTA created and managed all our Save the Dates and invitations.
ECCC PTA 2023-2024 Principals
The Wheeler Cluster desired to highlight the amazing things happening in their cluster schools while also pro viding our honorees a positive and uplifting example of just what an impact they make on our students. One of the most scrumptious examples of this is the meal that was provided by the Wheeler Culinary students, under the tutelage of Chef Tiera Aguillon (or Chef A). These stu dents planned, prepared, cooked, and served a scrump tious brunch of casseroles, chicken salad, waffles, yogurt, jams, and granola. The eggs used came from the chick ens that are being raised by the Wheeler Horticulture students; the French baguettes used in the casseroles were made from scratch; they churned their own butter! Everything, except the maple syrup (and only because Georgia is not known for its Maple trees) was made from scratch. Not only was the brunch absolutely deli cious, but the entire menu, from planning, purchasing, preparation, serving and cleanup was also student led. Consequently, the food was such a treat, and we are so grateful for Wheeler PTSA Presidents and Chef A coordi nating to provide such a fabulous meal.
ECCC PTA 2023-2024 Local Unit School PTA Presidents
The main entertainment was “the video”. Each of the 35 PTA Presidents in the ECCC schools were asked to send a short video explaining why their TOTY/CEOTYs are “All-Star Educators” who “Hit it out of the Park”. These videos, which featured students, teachers, and parents alike, were then strung together by the PTSA Presidents at East Cobb Middle and made into a fun and entertaining movie that made us both laugh and cry. This video can be viewed on the ECCC PTA’s YouTube page.
Overall, this event was designed to showcase the amazing learning taking place in the schools of the ECCC. We are so proud of these teachers and classified employees who make such an impact in the lives of our students and in their communities. The ECCC PTA is thrilled to showcase and honor our amazing educators.
Tammy is the President of the East Cobb County Council of PTA’s and the Parliamentary and Membership Chair of the Lassiter PTSA. She is a longtime advocate for public education, is married to Kiffer and is the mother of three daughters, Hannah, Rebekah, and Rachel.
