Teacher of the Year 2012

Alvin Davis, Miramar High School
Each year is an exciting new adventure in Alvin Davis' classroom at Miramar High School. As a music educator for the past 10 years, he believes that it is not enough to just teach music, he also reinforces the skills learned in other classes. Davis' objective is to develop an award winning, academic-focused music program on the cutting edge of creativity and band pageantry.

Davis became an award winner himself today (February 16, 2011) when he was named Broward Teacher of the Year 2012 at a gala event held at the Broward County Convention Center in Fort Lauderdale.

Each year, individual schools across the District honor one of their teachers as the school's Teacher of the Year. These teachers are entered into the Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) Teacher of the Year program. The top six teachers in the District are then interviewed by a District-based committee composed of past Teachers of the Year, District administrators, union representatives, parent leaders and community members. That committee selects Broward's top teacher.

Davis' students will tell you, he focuses on three areas: academics, discipline and musicality. Thanks to his support, for the past three years every student that was a regular participating member of the Miramar Band Program has been accepted to a post-secondary education institution or program. In order to do this, he put certain rules and regulations in place. Every student receives one-on-one counseling with a member of the band staff and he personally reviews a copy of every band member's report card and interim reports. Every after school band rehearsal includes a one-hour study hall where students participate in peer tutoring, and additional tutoring is provided after rehearsal as needed. He even keeps a resource library of every textbook of every class the school offers. All Davis' students who are seniors must show proof that they have registered for the SAT or ACT in order to be allowed to perform, and by January, they must prove that they have applied to a college or university. He always strives for excellence and high student achievement.

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