Falls Church City Public Schools is pleased to recognize the recipients the Apple Federal Credit Union Education Foundation Beginning Teacher Award. Teachers in their second or third year of teaching are eligible to apply for the award. Applicants reflected on their challenges and successes in the classroom.
Alissa Hamby is aFourth Grade Teacher, Thomas Jefferson Elementary School.
She is finishing their third year of teaching, having graduated from James Madison University with Bachelor of Science degrees in 2013 and M.Ed. in Teaching in 2014. Classmate Catherine Barr, a Pre-Kindergarten teacher at Jessie Thackrey Preschool, also received the award this year.