CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Chesterfield County Public Schools (CCPS) has selected its 2024 Teacher of the Year.
Each year, Chesterfield County chooses honorees from its Elementary, Middle and High Schools, then selects its Teacher of the Year to represent the county in the regional competition.
Brian McGill, an English Teacher at Tomahawk Creek Middle School is this year’s Teacher of the Year for Chesterfield County Public Schools.
“Brian has been an amazing addition to our Tomahawk Creek English department,” said Rebecca Thompson, principal of Tomahawk Creek Middle School. “I am truly in awe of his ability to connect with his students and his uncanny ability to ignite the passion for reading into his students. Not only does he encourage students to stretch themselves academically, he also gives students the tools to be independent thinkers and researchers.”
McGill has been teaching for CCPS since 2008, starting at Carver Middle School and since 2020 at Tomahawk Creek Middle School. In addition, McGill has previously taught in schools in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New York.
“I ensure education transcends the classroom by taking the lessons we have learned through literature, both fiction and nonfiction, and apply it to real life situations,” said McGill. “One may think that applying it to ‘real life situations’ means societal issues, and that is true, but first I make the students apply it to themselves. Why? Because we cannot control society, we can contribute to it on an individual level, so I start with the individual.”
