Terry Parker biology teacher announced as 2024 Duval County Teacher of the Year

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Duval County science teacher is going to bed Saturday night as the Duval County Teacher of the Year.

Gustavo Guzman was named the 2024 VyStar Duval County Teacher of the Year at the 33rd Annual EDDY Awards.

Gustavo Guzman is a biology teacher at Terry Parker High School.

He was selected from among 180 Teachers of the Year from across the county.

Guzman grew up in Belle Glade, Florida. He graduated from Edward Waters University and was a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incorporated. Following graduation, he began teaching at Terry Parker High School and became the site director for the 5000 Role Models of Excellence at the school.

The EDDY Awards teacher of the year program is hosted by the Jacksonville Public Education Fund and is accompanied by a year-long effort to celebrate and elevate the county’s best public-school educators.

Each of the 180 Teachers of the Year are also eligible for on-going professional learning opportunities through JPEF.

In addition to a cash prize and a classroom grant from the Deerwood Rotary Club and Florida Blue, Guzman will join the Jacksonville Public Education Fund Board of Directors as an ex-officio member for the next year.

Guzman will now go on to compete for the title of Florida’s Teacher of the Year.