Shelby Academy teacher Jeff Bracken was selected for the 2025–26 Roy L. Chapman Outstanding Teacher of State Agency Children Award, Shelby County Public Schools announced July 22.
The honor comes from the Kentucky Educational Collaborative for State Agency Children. The district announcement said Bracken was scheduled to be recognized July 28 at the Kentucky Alternative Education Summit in Lexington.
At the time of the announcement, Bracken had taught for 17 years, including 15 at Shelby County High School and the preceding two at Shelby Academy. He was the high school’s Teacher of the Year in 2012 and 2021, and the district’s Teacher of the Year in 2021.
Bracken earned his bachelor’s degree at Western Kentucky University and a master’s in special education at the University of the Cumberlands. The district also noted his Rank I certification through the University of Kentucky’s Next Gen Changemakers program.