Florida Teacher of the Year Finalist: Jennifer Brown

Jennifer Brown poses with her Golden Apple award in her classroom at Forest High School in Ocala, Fla. on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024. Brown teaches Geometry and AVID at Forest and was recently named the Golden Apple Teacher of the Year. [Bruce Ackerman/Ocala Gazette] 2024.

A teacher at Forest High School has been named a finalist for Florida Teacher of the Year. Jennifer Brown is one of five educators in the running to receive the highest honor that the state can bestow on a teacher.

Jennifer Brown, a product of Marion County Public Schools herself, said she’s always wanted to teach and impact students’ lives the same way her teachers impacted hers. Brown began her teaching career in 1996 at her alma mater, Wyomina Park Elementary School.

She currently teaches geometery at Forest High School.

Brown has 21 years of experience as a teacher and was recently named Teacher of the Year for Marion County in February 2024.

State education officials say that Brown competed with 74 other teachers across the state. The winner of the Florida Teacher of the Year award will be announced at a special gala in Orlando on July 25.

Read the Gazette’s profile on Brown using this link: https://www.ocalagazette.com/teacher-of-the-year/