The Georgia Independent School Association (GISA) has named two Hancock Day School faculty members GISA Master Teachers. Amy Morgan (kindergarten) and Nancy Oosterhoudt (lower school art) were both selected after completing a detailed application process through GISA this past spring. This is the fourth consecutive year in which Hancock Day School teachers have been honored as GISA Master Teachers.

To be accepted into GISA’s Master Teacher program, candidates submitted a detailed application. Applicants shared a portfolio of three tangible examples of outstanding work related to the classroom and to sharing and collaborating with other educators. The final part of the application was an unedited video of the candidate’s classroom teaching utilizing best practices and letters of recommendation from colleagues, administrators, parents, and students.

"We are delighted that GISA has acknowledged the hard work of these committed educators through the Master Teacher program,” said Head of School Jim Hoye. “All of the outstanding classroom teachers who have been selected have been impacting the lives of HDS students for many years. They are each deserving of this honor."

Hancock Day School is an independent preK - 8 school located in Savannah, Georgia. Hancock has been recognized as a 2019 National Blue Ribbon School and currently enrolls just over 440 students.