State School Superintendent Richard Woods has appointed Christy Todd, the 2024 Georgia Teacher of the Year and a finalist for National Teacher of the Year, to a new role at the Georgia Department of Education supporting teacher recruitment and retention efforts.
Working in the Office of Teaching and Learning, Todd – who advocated during her time as Teacher of the Year for policies that would make Georgia the #1 state in the nation for teachers to teach – will lead cross-departmental projects designed to grow the teacher pipeline.