Commissioner Anastasios Kamoutsas congratulating Kyndall Brown, one of five finalists for the 2027 Florida Teacher of the Year. (Photo/Florida Department of Education)
The Florida Department of Education announced Monday that Kyndall Brown, Harmony Middle School agriculture teacher and Osceola County's Teacher of the year, is one of five finalists for the 2027 Florida Teacher of the Year.
The state finalists were chosen from 74 district teachers of the year. The 2027 Florida Department of Education Teacher of the Year will be announced in July.
“Kyndall Brown represents the best of Florida’s educators, making a lasting impact through her dedication to students and her contributions to school success,” Commissioner of Education Anastasios Kamoutsas said in the announcement release. “This recognition is a testament to the meaningful difference she makes each day.”
Brown is a lifelong Osceola County resident (aside from her college days at Mississippi State and LSU), Harmony High alum and former Little Miss Silver Spurs. To this day she is a regular at the Osceola County Fair and Livestock Show.
“Long before I became a teacher, this place was teaching me,” she said at the Jan. 30 School District of Osceola County's awards ceremony where she was named county Teacher of the Year. “I hope to be teaching agriculture for the rest of my career. I get to do what I love every single day.”
When District and Osceola County officials were present nearly a month later to break ground on a new Educational Agricultural Barn, a hands-on learning facility designed to enhance animal science and agricultural education at Harmony Middle, Brown was front and center, and School District Superintendent Dr. Mark Shanoff took notice.
"Miss Brown has been the strongest advocate to ensure her students get the best possible ag and leadership experience,” he said then. In the DOE release that announced Brown as one of the state Teacher of the Year finalists, he spoke of how Brown "exemplifies the highest standards of teaching excellence, innovation and community engagement."
“Her dedication to agricultural education has transformed learning experiences for students and strengthened the vital connections between our schools and the local community," he said. "Her commitment to inspiring future leaders and preserving the agricultural heritage of Osceola County makes her an outstanding representative of our district and the teaching profession.”
