Callahan Intermediate School fourth grade teacher Kayla Hooper is the Nassau County Teacher of the Year. She accepts a ceremonial $1,000 check from Nassau County Schools Superintendent Kathy Burns as Nassau County School Board member Joe Zimmerman stands nearby at the Nassau Education Foundation Teacher of the Year Black and White Gala. Hooper will now complete an application packet as she competes for the title of Florida Teacher of the Year. The statewide honor through the Florida Department of Education is typically announced in July.