Daphney Shade has been a second grade teacher at Westhills Elementary School for seven years.  She has been in the Bessemer School System for nine years.  She started her career as a first grade teacher at Charles F. Hard Elementary School.  Mrs. Shade graduated from The University of Alabama at Birmingham in 1998 with a Bachelor's degree in elementary education.  She recently obtained her Master's degree in elementary education in August of 2006.  She is a member of the Alabama Education Association, The National Education Association, The Golden Key National Honor Society, and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.  Mrs. Shade loves to teach second graders using a variety of instructional strategies.  Mrs. Shade was named Teacher of the Year at Westhills Elementary School for the 2006-2007 school year. She is currently pursuing National Board Certification in early childhood.  She is married to Carl Shade and the proud mother of a six year-old daughter, Cara.