Nicole Holland Swindler St. Andrews Middle School Teacher of the Year
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Nicole Holland Swindler has been named St. Andrews Middle School's Teacher of the Year 2008- 09. In her third year as a sixth grade math teacher at St. Andrews, Swindler is an eighth year educator. She is also a Richland School District One graduate. A 1989 graduate of Columbia High School, Swindler holds a B.S. in applied professional sciences from USC. She received her M.Ed. in teaching from Columbia International University, and holds an Ed.S. in educational administration and research from the University of Southern Mississippi where she is a Ph.D. candidate in educational leadership and research.