MCPSS Names Teachers Of The Year

Mobile County Public Schools (MCPSS) has recognized its top three teachers of the 2025-2026 school year. A committee from the MCPSS Central Office selected the three countywide teachers of the year, who will now submit their applications to be considered by the state for Alabama’s Teacher of the Year. Jennifer Asberry, MCPSS Elementary School Teacher of the Year, has taught at Council Traditional School since 2016. For the last five years, she has led the science, technology, engineering and mathematics laboratory at the magnet school. Daniela Yunker, MCPSS Middle School Teacher of the Year, teaches German at Barton Academy for Advanced World Studies. She became Barton’s German instructor in 2021 and has implemented numerous classroom innovations to engage her students in her love of languages, including the creation of the school’s German Honor Society and sponsoring a student trip to Europe. One of her lessons inspired her students to research and write a book, Germans in Mobile. Dr. Chelsea Tanous, MCPSS High School Teacher of the Year, teaches honors and international baccalaureate French and serves as the world language department chair at Davidson High School. Tanous, who has been a world language teacher for 14 years, focuses on creating a learning environment where students may grow in their knowledge of the French language and culture.