CHARLOTTE, N.C. — April Johnson of Tuckaseegee Elementary School was named the 2018 Teacher of the Year in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.
Johnson, an art teacher, attended Winston-Salem State University where she earned a degree in arts education. She worked for the Winston-Salem-Forsyth County school district and a charter school before joining CMS in 2016.
She attended Tuckaseegee in fourth and fifth grades.
Johnson believes art is a great equalizer for students.
"Everyone can do something," she said. "Art allows them to reinvent themselves and do things they don't even realize they are capable of doing."
Johnson received $1,500 from signature sponsor Charles G. Monnett III & Associates, a one-year lease on a new car from Keffer Volkswagen and classroom supplies from Classroom Central.
Joseph Little of Vance High School was named the 2018 Teacher Assistant of the Year.
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