This week’s One Class At A Time Winner strives to create a positive environment for her students.

Brandi Daniel is a 4th grade teacher at Downtown Elementary Magnet Academy.

Her nominator said Daniel is “a dedicated teacher whose passion is evident because of her innovative lesson plans and commitment to her students’ success.”

Ms. Daniel plans on using the grant money to buy more classroom supplies such as tissues, pencils, and paper.

“What made me want to become a teacher in the first place is just seeing the joys in the children’s faces,” said Daniel. “Knowing that everything that I’m putting and instilling in them comes from me. It’s nothing like seeing them having that ‘aha’ moment and it’s me. I taught them that. So, that’s one of the reasons why I became a teacher.”

Ms. Daniel won a $300 grant from Five Star Painting.