Birmingham Teacher Finalist For Alabama Teacher Of The Year

MONTGOMERY, AL — The Alabama State Department of Education has narrowed down its list of potential Teacher of the Year winners to 16 finalists, one of whom is a Birmingham City Schools teacher.

Sabrina Wright of Sun Valley Elementary School made the list of finalists announced Wednesday. The list will be narrowed down to four finalists before the announcement of the winner in August.

Wright received my bachelor's degree from the University of Mobile and later a master's degree from Troy University in Montgomery.

This year’s finalists were chosen from a pool of more than 138 candidates.

The education department says Alabama’s teacher of the year spends the majority of the school year serving as a full-time ambassador for education and the teaching profession, as well as presenting workshops to various groups. Alabama’s representative is a candidate for national teacher of the year.