Becky Rouse

Teacher of the year finalist:

Becky Rouse

Position: Intensive Language Arts/ Advancement Via Individual Determination teacher at Southeast High School Years in district: Eight Previous positions: pre-kindergarten, preschool before Southeast

Age: 35

Hometown: Bradenton Education: Sarasota High School, Class of '99, associate's degree from Manatee Community College, now State College of Florida, in 2008, dual bachelor's degree from University of West Florida in 2010, working on master's from University of West Florida.

Family: Husband of 15 years, Kyle, works at Verizon. Two children, 14-year-old Kyra, an eighth-grader at Nolan, and 9-year-old Kaleb, a fourth-grader at Gullet Elementary School.

This story was originally published February 20, 2016 at 11:14 PM with the headline "Becky Rouse ."