Betsy has taken the time to actually create a special education program at our school. She has worked with almost all students and teachers to help the students who need extra support. She has created a WIN (What I Need) time for all teachers/students during the week where she pushes in and does small group/individual work for tiers 2 and 3. She has also started pull-out services for the tier 3 students. However, her ultimate goal is to have students who need more support be comfortable in the general classroom.

Mrs. Hester asks my child daily, "What is one thing you enjoy and one thing that brings you anxiety?" He feels confortable to share these things and then they work through any bumps in the road. This has asllowed him to feel included within the class!! She truly is working to support her students in a unique way to meet their needs and remain successful.

Mrs. Sims was nominated based on the time she devotes to students after school to help them better understand their English assignments. She works with kids of all levels (some with learning difficulties). She does a great job of catering to all learning levels in her classroom. 

She is an angel. She retired from the public schools and came back to work for our school when she could be enjoying retirement because she saw the need to help these special kids. She is so kind and passionate about helping our kids who have needs believing in them. She is the reason many of our kids have been able to stay at our school and succeed. 

She has worked tirelessly the past three years to help teachers understand accommodations, modifications, and inclusion. She is our Special Education teacher, which is currently a part-time role, who spends the rest of the day in the front office as the attendance secretary and registrar. She loves all of the students like her own, and so she also calls them to their potential. Seeing students come into her class very under-confident and then leave feeling empowered by the end of the year has been so cool!