- January 13, 2025
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Jeremy Davies from Spruce Creek High School has been named Volusia County Schools' 2026 Teacher of the Year.
He was selected from 70 nominees representing schools countywide and was one of five finalists for the district award. He will now represent Volusia in the state Teacher of the Year program.
The VCS Teacher of the Year ceremony, held Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025, at the Hilton Daytona Beach Oceanfront Resort, was co-hosted by FUTURES Foundation for Volusia County Schools and presented by AdventHealth. Attendees included valued partners in education, sponsors, members of the VCS family and supporters of each of the nominees.
Jeremy Davies succeeds Emily Fagerstrom, an academic coach specializing in math at Champion Elementary, who was Volusia County's 2025 Teacher of the Year.
Davies is an International Baccalaureate math teacher at Spruce Creek High School, his alma mater. He has taught in Volusia County Schools since 2018 and Spruce Creek High School since 2019.
Davies began his career in business management but was later inspired to become an educator to share his passion for math with others, following in the footsteps of his grandfather, who was a professor in South America, and his mother, who also taught math.
“As I grew older and gained life experiences, I wanted to not only share that love for math but to be a positive, male role model for kids,” Davies said.
In one year, he helped raise his IB Math Analysis and Approaches course pass rate from 78.5% in 2022-23 to 87.5% in 2023-24.
In addition to teaching, Davies is the head coach of both the Spruce Creek boys’ and girls’ tennis teams, which he has led to multiple conference, district and regional championships, as well as multiple state finals. Davies belongs to the Volusia Council of Teachers of Mathematics and the National Federation of State High School Associations. He has led professional development on artificial intelligence, new math techniques and innovative teaching practices for his peers and is also certified in English for Speakers of Other Languages and Exceptional Student Education.
“It is all about building relationships with students and having the rapport to where students will want to come in every day and put their best foot forward,” Davies said. “The most profound and rewarding duty of any educator is to empower students to be successful in any path they choose.”
Superintendent Dr. Balgobin also presented special awards along with a $150 check from FUTURES to the following three teachers who embody this year’s district theme of “Empowering a Culture of Excellence”:
