Teacher Of The Year Award
Jeremy Davies of Spruce Creek High School is Volusia County Schools' 2026 Teacher of the Year. He was selected from 70 nominees representing schools countywide and was one of five finalists for the district award. He will now represent Volusia in the state Teacher of the Year program.
The VCS Teacher of the Year ceremony was co-hosted by FUTURES Foundation for Volusia County Schools and presented by AdventHealth. The event was held Saturday, January 11, 2025, at the Hilton Daytona Beach Oceanfront Resort. Those in attendance included valued partners in education, sponsors, members of our VCS family, and supporters of each of the honorees.
Jeremy Davies succeeds Emily Fagerstrom, a Math Instructional Coach at Champion Elementary, who was selected to be Volusia County's 2025 Teacher of the Year last year.
Jeremy Davies is an International Baccalaureate Math Teacher at Spruce Creek High School and has been an educator for 5 years with Volusia County Schools.
Superintendent Dr. Balgobin presented special awards along with a $150 check from FUTURES to the following three teachers who embody this year’s district theme of “Empowering a Culture of Execellence.
- Tasney Thomas, Westside Elementary
- Shawnda Shaughnessy, Campbell Middle School
- Erica Negedly, New Smyrna Beach High School
Major sponsors of the Teacher of the Year celebration include:
Presenting Sponsor – AdventHealth
Vehicle Sponsor – Daytona Kia and Daytona Mitsubishi
Platinum Sponsor – Florida Health Care Plans and Space Coast Credit Union
Gold Sponsors – Duke Energy, Publix Super Markets Charities, Volusia Sheriff’s Office, and Volusia United Educators (VUE)
Silver Sponsors –Dr. Robert & Candace Lankford and Mainstreet Community Bank of Florida
Bronze Sponsors – Daytona State College, Indigo Dental, JPB Consulting, CPH, Inc., Leonard’s Photography, VASA - Volusia Association of School Administrators, VCCPTA – Volusia County Council of PTAs
FUTURES Regent's Club Members – Cobb Cole, Daytona International Speedway, Florida Health Care Plans, Florida Power & Light Company, Indian Mound Fish Camp, Intracoastal Bank, Launch Credit Union, and Rue & Ziffra
FUTURES Chancellor's Club Members – Cici & Hyatt Brown, Brown & Brown Insurance, Coloni Family Foundation, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Abel Viteri & team at Equitable, Foundation Risk Partners, Giles Electric, LPGA, Synergy Billing, Wharton-Smith, Inc. and Sam & Barbara Willett
In-Kind Sponsors –Dean Stewart Photography, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, Herff Jones Co., Jostens Inc., MBI Direct Mail, Nina B. Hollis Institute for Educational Reform at Stetson University, ONE DAYTONA, Simply Roses, Wishworks Media and Lodging & Hospitality Association of Volusia County.
Several businesses and organizations in Volusia County also contributed donations of goods and services to Volusia's Teacher of the Year program.