Ms. Eugenia Floyd has been teaching fourth grade for eight years in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools district. A 2005 graduate of East Chapel Hill High School, in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Ms. Floyd is a product of the school system in which she teaches. She obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree in History from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Following graduation, she became a teacher assistant at Morris Grove Elementary School within the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools district. Her time assisting in the classroom played a great role in her making the decision to obtain her teaching license. She completed her K-6 teacher certification at North Carolina Central University in 2013. That same year, Ms. Floyd began her career as a fourth grade classroom teacher at Mary Scroggs Elementary School. Since the start of her career, Ms. Floyd’s personal experiences in school have played a pivotal role in her teaching philosophy. She truly believes that every student can learn and having high expectations of her students is vital to their academic growth. Ms. Floyd’s teaching philosophy and high expectations are evident in her student data and within her classroom atmosphere. Ms. Floyd doesn’t just expect her students to grow, but she also has this expectation for herself. When the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools partnered with Elon University to assist a cohort of teachers in earning a gifted certification, Ms. Floyd jumped at the opportunity to grow in her craft. After obtaining her certification from the program, she continued on to graduate with a Master’s degree in Gifted Education in 2020 from Elon. During this same school year, Ms. Floyd was named the 2021 Burroughs Wellcome Fund North Carolina Teacher of the Year. Ms. Floyd continues to advocate and support both students and teachers as a speaker, panelist, and advisor to several boards including the North Carolina State Board of Education. Eugenia Floyd is currently working as an Equity Specialist for Instructional Equity for the Chapel Hill- Carrboro City School district.