Pleasant View teacher Debra Cox receives Above and Beyond Award

Photo by TIMOTHY WYATT

Debra Cox (right), second grade teacher at Pleasant View Elementary School, was presented with the Above and Beyond Award last Thursday during the Whitley County Board of Education’s monthly meeting. The award is given each month to employees in the school district that have gone above and beyond the call of duty in their work for the school district and its students. Those who receive the award are typically nominated by their collegues for their exceptional work.

Superintendent John Siler (left), who presented Cox with the award, said that the work Cox puts into teaching is apparent. “When you walk down her hallway, it looks different than any other hallway. The time and the care that she puts into decorating around her room and at the end of that hallway, proudly displaying all her kids’ work and their growth…you know those kids are getting everything that she has,” said Siler. 

After receiving the award, Cox, who has taught 33 years with the school district, announced that she plans to retire at the end of the school year.