Nesmith native named teacher of the year at Kenneth Gardner School in Kingstree

WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY, S.C. (WCSC) - A Williamsburg County School District teacher who Live 5 introduced you to in 2022 has won a special award.

Crystal Salters has been named the Teacher of the Year at Kenneth Gardner Leadership Academy in Kingstree.

We first told you about Salters in November of 2022 on Classroom Champions. She was trying to get some classroom supplies for her fourth-grade students. Thanks to the generosity of viewers, she received those items.

Salters has taught fourth grade at Kenneth Gardner Leadership Academy for two years. This school year she also served in the role of Mentor Teacher.

She has a bachelor’s degree in elementary education and a Master of Arts degree in reading with an emphasis in elementary education.

Salters has been teaching for almost 10 years in grades 4th and 5th. She loves working with children of all ages and has also worked in daycare centers.

She lives in Kingstree but grew up in the Nesmith community of Williamsburg County.