Microsoft Recognizes CCSD Educators as Instructional Technology Experts

Microsoft Education has recognized 43 Cherokee County School District teachers and leaders as among the world’s best instructional technology educators!

The technology company each year awards select educators with the elite title of Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert (MIEE), which honors excellence in understanding how technology improves learning and using that knowledge to improve classroom instruction and student performance.  

CCSD leads the way with the most MIEEs of any Georgia school district, claiming 43 of the 128 honorees named statewide and 781 named nationwide.  Experts receive access to new instructional resources and an international network for sharing best practices.

One of those honorees, CCSD Instructional Technology Specialist Merry Hofmeister, additionally has earned the prestigious Microsoft Innovative Educator Fellow honor for the sixth consecutive year.  She is one of only 26 educators in the U.S. and two in Georgia to be named an MIE Fellow.  This recognition honors demonstrated leadership and excellence by Experts through coaching, mentoring, leading professional development and presenting at conferences.  Fellows, considered by their peers as the best among all Experts at technology integration, are called upon to share their knowledge with other educators.

The Cherokee County School Board and Superintendent of Schools Mary Elizabeth Davis will recognize the honorees at the November School Board meeting.

Congratulations to CCSD’s 2024-25 MIE Experts:

Heather Dalton, Avery ES
Caitlin Lyons, Avery ES
Jennifer Mendenhall, Bascomb ES
Heidi Sansone, Carmel ES
Jamie Vogan, Cherokee HS
Joseph Snell, Clayton ES/Free Home ES
Kayla Lorch, Creekland MS
Morgan Hudson, Creekview HS
Kim Bennett, CCSD instructional technology specialist 
Frank Graham, CCSD instructional technology specialist
Merry Hofmeister, CCSD instructional technology specialist
Jeff Pence, CCSD instructional technology specialist
Lori Stuart, CCSD instructional technology specialist
Dr. Shannon Carroll, CCSD instructional technology supervisor
Lee Coker, Etowah HS
Jordan Robinson, Etowah HS
Karina Dean, Hickory Flat ES
Marissa Williams, Hickory Flat ES
Lauren Abrams, Indian Knoll ES
Kristen Brooks, Indian Knoll ES
Alyson Counts, Indian Knoll ES
Dr. Chelsea Leming, Indian Knoll ES
Jennifer Lewis, Indian Knoll ES
Rebecca Moore, Indian Knoll ES
Peggy Rein, Indian Knoll ES
Afton Roberts, Indian Knoll ES
Jennifer Schroter, Indian Knoll ES
Heather Towery, Indian Knoll ES
Kim Cerasoli, Principal, Indian Knoll ES
Samantha Westerlind, Little River ES
Susanne Whitney, Little River ES
Joseph Wheeler, Mill Creek MS
Danelle Anderson, Mountain Road ES
Kristin Covington, Oak Grove ES STEAM Academy
Tammy Owen, Oak Grove ES STEAM Academy
Andrea Pagano, Oak Grove ES STEAM Academy
Lee Patti, Assistant Principal, Oak Grove ES STEAM Academy
Amanda Fuder, Sequoyah HS
Lauren Vanner, Sixes ES
Jordan Hofmeister, Tippens EC
April Popham, Tippens EC
Samantha Karel, Woodstock ES
LaCinda Adamson, Woodstock MS

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