Tomika Y. Jones is a motivated, dedicated, highly effective educator equipped with 18 years of teaching, mentoring, coaching, modeling, and intervention experience in the Bibb County Public School District. Ms. Jones began her career as a kindergarten teacher, and has taught first grade, third grade, and served as an Early Intervention Program teacher for grades K-5. She has received several honors and recognitions including being identified as a Model Teacher for Balanced Literacy in 2007. In 2012, she became Teacher of the Year and placed as a Top Five Finalist for Bibb County Teacher of the Year. She is currently pursuing an M.Ed. in Educational Leadership at Georgia College and State University.