Sudduth Elementary School kindergarten teacher Brittney Rye has been appointed by Governor Phil Bryant to the Mississippi State Board of Education as its School Teacher Representative. Mrs. Rye was confirmed by the Mississippi Legislature. She will begin her eight-year term in July. She has taught for 17 years at Sudduth Elementary School, and she has served in numerous teacher leader roles in the Starkville Oktibbeha School District. Mrs. Rye will continue to teach kindergarten at Sudduth Elementary School while she serves on the board.