Katy Clarke, program coordinator for the Governor’s Academy for Engineering Studies and technology education teacher at Bird High, is the High School Teacher of the Year for Chesterfield County Public Schools. She began her career at Bird High in 2009, left for five years to teach at Appomattox Regional Governor’s School, then returned in 2021 to Bird High. She grew up in Chesterfield County and attended Ecoff Elementary, Salem Church Middle and Bird High.