Curriculum unit plans and pacing guides can be accessed on the BPS Secondary Social Studies Canvas Course.
Teachers, please ask your department chair for the Canvas Course link.
Kassandra Tippey (right), Viera Middle School, is Brevard's 2025 Middle School Social Studies Teacher of the Year!
Michael Bocco (center), Melbourne High School, is Brevard's 2025 High School Social Studies Teacher of the Year!
Bryan "Keith" Vincent, Viera High School, is Florida's 2025 James Madison Fellow. To learn more about this prestigious national fellowship, click here.
Tina Noah (left), Edgewood Junior/Senior High School, is the Brevard Public Schools 2024 High School Social Studies Teacher of the Year!
Michael Murphy (center), John F. Kennedy Middle School, is the Brevard Public Schools 2024 Middle School Social Studies Teacher of the Year!
Congratulations to Jeffrey Draves, Viera High School, named the 2023 Florida Council for the Social Studies (FCSS) Dr. Theron Trimble High School Social Studies Teacher of the Year!
Congratulations to Emily Jensen, Kennedy Middle, Brevard Public Schools 2023 Middle School Social Studies Teacher of the Year
Congratulations to Megan Terseck, Palm Bay Magnet, Brevard Public Schools 2023 High School Social Studies Teacher of the Year
Heather Pierce, Satellite High, presenting at the 2023 Florida Council for History Education (FLCHE) Conference in St. Augustine Florida, July 2023.
Heather Pierce, Satellite High, is a member of the LEAD Grant and teaches AP Human Geography, AP World History, and US History.
2022 Brevard Social Studies Teachers of the Year at FCSS
Congratulations to BREVARD TEACHERS who completed
FL Civics Seal of Excellence Endorsement Course!
See the alpha list of Endorsed Teachers HERE
Jennifer Jolley, Secondary Social Studies Content Specialist
Jennifer A. Jolley serves as Brevard Public Schools’ Secondary Social Studies Content Specialist for grades 7-12. Jen has worked as a full-time teacher in secondary social studies classrooms in Florida, Japan, and Colombia since 1993. Recently, she taught at Palm Bay Magnet High School from 2014-2022. She was named Florida's 2020 Gilder Lehrman Institute History Teacher of the Year, a 2010 James Madison Fellow, and serves on numerous state and national professional boards and councils. She holds a B.A. degree from Flagler College in Social Sciences and Philosophy/Religion and a M.A. in American History and Government from Ashland University, Ohio.