Spruce Mountain Middle School teacher is among Teacher of the Year finalists

AUGUSTA — A Spruce Mountain teacher is among the three finalists for 2020 Maine Teacher of the Year. The finalists were chosen from the 2019 Maine County Teachers of the Year honored earlier this year. This year’s finalists are: Rob Taylor, who has taught for 30 years in Maine Regional School Unit 73, teaching secondary math and science, Advanced Placement Environmental Science and also was district Gifted and Talented Coordinator. He recently transferred to a middle school science position at Spruce Mountain Middle School in Jay, and earlier this year was named the 2019 Franklin County Teacher of the Year.
Heather Whitaker is the alternative education teacher at Gorham Middle School and earlier this year she was named 2019 Cumberland County Teacher of the Year. Tom Gray, teaches Social Studies, English, and Gifted and Talented at Camden Hills Regional High School, and is Knox County Teacher of the Year.
The Teacher of the Year announcement will be in October after a school site visit and final interview. Maine Teacher of the Year is a program of the Maine Department of Education, administered by Educate Maine. For more information, visit www.mainetoy.org.