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Tonya Gatlin

 

  • CTAE Director & Work-Based Learning / Youth Apprenticeship Coordinator 
  • CTAE Department Head, Graduation Committee, & PBIS Committee
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  • Education
    • Nova Southeastern University – Educational Leadership,  Educational Specialist 
    • Lee University – Masters in Arts & Teaching
    • Covenant College – Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Management (Minor) Accounting
    • Dalton State College – Associates Degree in Accounting
  • Experience
    • January 2022 –  Present CTAE Director & Work-Based Learning / Youth Apprenticeship Coordinator, Dade County High School
    • July 2007 - May 2022 Business & Technology Teacher & FBLA Adviser, Dade County High School
    • July 2017 – May 2022 Adjunct Instructor of Computer Science at Georgia Northwestern Technical College
  • Highlights:
    • DCHS Teacher of the Year (2010)
    • Industry Certified Program / Business Pathway (2010) (2017)
    • Georgia FBLA New Adviser of the Year (2010)
    • Georgia FBLA Executive Board (2010-2011)
      • Georgia FBLA State Officer / Vice-President
    • Georgia FBLA Executive Board (2011-2012)
      • Georgia FBLA State Officer / President 
    • Georgia FBLA Adviser of the Year (2013)
    • Dade Chamber Educator of the Year (2014)
    • DCHS Teacher of the Year (2016-2017)
    • STAR Teacher (2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023)
    • FBLA National Competitors/Winners (2010-2020)



I’m truly blessed to have a career that I absolutely love. My success as an educator is due to the students that I’ve had the privilege of teaching and the staff members that have encouraged me along the way.



  • Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life." —Confucius