Kellie May was named Utah’s Teacher of the Year on Thursday night. The funny thing is: She’s not a teacher anymore.
May is instead teaching other teachers how to teach, trying to convince her colleagues to stay in the profession and trying to get more teachers in front of students. It’s a new assignment that started in July for the educator of 23 years.
“Going into this profession, you think about it as you’re going to be the giver,” she said. “You’re going to give yourself and your knowledge. You don’t even realize how much more you’re going to gain.