Thursday night, April 30, 2009, at a special event honoring the district’s teachers of the year, Lexington County School District One announced the district’s new Teacher of the Year — Betsy P. Goodman.

Goodman teaches EAGLE (gifted and talented) students at Pleasant Hill Elementary School in Lexington.

She now goes on to compete in the state-level Teacher of the Year program next year.

PHES Principal Margaret Mitchum said, “Betsy Goodman has the special gift of being able to create in students a desire to thirst for knowledge and to learn all that they can possibly learn. She is creative and enthusiastic, and shares her love for learning with all her students.”

An educator for 25 years, Goodman holds a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Lander University, a master’s degree in divergent education from Columbia College and an Intel Master Teacher Certification.

She began teaching in Greenwood School District 50 in 1984. She took her first job in Lexington One at Gilbert Elementary in 1990. Goodman also spent time teaching at Midway and Saxe Gotha elementary schools before moving to Pleasant Hill Elementary when the school opened in 2006.

Goodman serves as the second vice president of Delta Kappa Gamma, a professional honors society for women educators, and is a member of the National Storytelling Society.

For more information, read our news release.

Lexington County School District One congratulates M. Scott Frye, Betsy P. Goodman, Carol L. Robertson, Amanda M. Smoak and Jonny R. Thompson. These five outstanding teachers are finalists in the district’s Teacher of the Year competition.
Each year Lexington County School District One recognizes outstanding teachers — teachers who exemplify a commitment and dedication to educating students — during its Teacher of the Year competition.