JCPS announces district winners
Blue Ridge School Principal Kheri Cowan was named Jackson County’s Principal of the Year during a surprise announcement last week. In JCPS, The Principal of the Year award is selected by a vote of their peers. Cowan has been with JCPS for six years, with four of those years as principal. All six of her years have been at Blue Ridge School.
Cowan will represent Jackson County Public Schools in the regional selection process which includes a portfolio review and interview.
Fairview School 8th grade English and Language Arts Teacher Emma Maney was named Beginning Teacher of the Year. Maney has been teaching at Fairview since 2022. She is no stranger to JCPS as she attended Fairview and graduated from Smoky Mountain High School.
Maney will represent Jackson County Public Schools in the regional selection process which includes a portfolio review and interview.