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Thanks for being the Lexia expert!

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Great job revamping your room! It looks awesome!

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Welcome to our new HBS staff! Colin, Kim, and Michele we are happy to have you here!

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Thanks for all the work you did with the caseload for 5th grade and splitting up students!

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Great job getting your schedule done so quickly!

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Thank you to Rebecca for always being so flexible and easy to schedule with!!

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Thanks for working so hard to make sure there was coverage in all classes!

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Thank you for helping me see the bigger picture and consolidate all the information that was coming in to make a solid plan! (and for your consistent support and accessibility)

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Thanks for working so hard to get the kids ready for special olympics!

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Thanks for the collaboration sessions and for creative problem solving!

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You have been a complete rockstar with Bonnie being out and the lack of subs. You have been a true team player!

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Krystal Bray for being my sounding board and helping me to grow and improve. She does an amazing job recognizing and acknowledging my accomplishments and i appreciate it16

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We are all in this

We choose each day to show up

We choose each day to problem solve

We choose each day to see every potential

We choose to do the work that many can’t begin to understand

We choose to be superhero’s for kids who will become the best they choose to be.

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Thanks for covering an IEP last minute for a colleague! Much appreciated!

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Thanks for all you do for our students and for holding down the fort when Chrissie is out!

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Thanks for hopping on a bus last minute!

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Thanks for the extra shifts on the bus!

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Thank you to all who are continually willing to help out with coverage during a sub shortage!

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Thanks, Ruth, for your endless positivity and sense of humor! You are indeed a model of resilience and fortitude during challenging times. So glad you have joined the Team!!!!

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Thank you both for oozing flexibility when it comes to riding the bus as an aide in the past few weeks!
All aides have been flexible this year, and it is sooooo appreciated. Thank you bus Aides!!!

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Thank you to Jess for being supportive during a challenging time with a family illness. She offered words of kindness, offered to help with workload, and allowed me space. Jess, you rock!

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Teresa McKearney, Ryan Guptill, Fern Michaud, Sonya Armer!

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Teresa McKearney, Ryan Guptill, Fern Michaud, Sonya Armer!

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Thank you all for your incredible flexibility and support this week in scheduling!

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Great job welcoming a few new students to your room! I can tell they already feel so loved.

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Melissa has a special bond with the students she works with and always knows how to make them laugh!

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Great job holding down the fort a couple of days when Chrissie was out! There was no sub and Danielle was running solo.

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Thanks to Matt for not blinking when I asked for help and caused him extra paperwork :)

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Thanks to Aimee for taking on so much this year and for being a great advocate for our team and our students!

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Thanks for always being able to talk me off the ledge.

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Thanks to Hilda for always helping when needed and really thoroughly explaining evals to parents.

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Shout out to Poppy (and Charlotte for bringing her) for being our honorary special education mascot and therapy dog :)

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Thanks for problem solving and staff sharing to help cover absences!

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I just wanted to let you guys know that Jess P has been an amazing team leader and advocate for the special Ed team and students at HBS. She checks in with us every morning, makes sure we have everything we need and is adequately staffed or at least have a plan.

This week, Katy and I were trying to figure out how to go swimming with the amount of staff that we had (as I am down 1.5 people). As special Olympics is just around the corner And we need to practice.

Jess said yes without hesitation. She asked what she needed and said she would be here. Her love and devotion for our students is out of this world!

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Thanks to Krystal, Jessica P, Holly and Theresa for meeting with me to collaborate on IEP goals for a student transitioning to HBS next year. There input was amazing!

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The team at the REAL School is an amazing group of clinical, administrative, and educators. Their love and devotion to the students of REAL is beyond measure. The success of the program and the growth in the students would not have been possible without their dedication to the program.

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Thanks for being so responsive to budgetary requests!

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Thanks for helping out in a self-contained program on short notice!

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Thanks for helping out in a different program!

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Thanks for being flexible and maintaining a positive attitude! You helping out in SEB today was so appreciated!

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Nancy, thanks for helping out in SEB today! You rock!

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Thanks for being helpful and helping out in another room! Teamwork makes the dream work. :-)

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Thanks for hopping on the bus last minute!! We SO appreciate it!

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The smartest people in the whole school (As reported by 2, 3rd graders).

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Works so hard to make sure that all our kids get what they need to help them learn!

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Welcome to HBS! We are excited to have you working here!

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Last week was hard. Thanks for all you do to help support students who are having hard days.

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Huge shout out to my team for being flexible, understanding and team players in the midst of our transition! Couldn’t do it without them!

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The Queen collaborator. Ann is always willing to meet and problem solve ideas to help meet the needs of students! Way to be Ann!

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I'd like to send a shout out to Christine Schmidt who led *21* IEP meetings this week! She never complains, just carries on with a smile and calm demeanor. I get the feeling she's like a duck ~ chill on the surface and paddling wildly underneath. Thank you so much, Christine, for everything you do!

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I've landed on this page and wanted to share that I have felt incredibly blessed to work alongside and collaborate with these two fun, creative, positive, hard working individuals. Thank you for always showing up as your best selves!

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Shout out to Rebecca Gleeson. Always so thorough, so friendly, and so helpful!

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Holly is so efficient and is working really hard to make improvements in self-contained programs!!

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Andrea works hard to build positive relationships with her students! She also maintains high expectations for her students and is helping students feel more comfortable taking risks and doing hard things.

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Rebecca has a great attitude and is so positive! She radiates sunshine! Thanks for all your hard work Becca!

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Christine Cotto
for arriving at our 6-12 Resource Team Meeting on time and ready to collaborate!  Rock on, Christine!

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Shout out to Katie and Melissa at HBS! I was able to see a motor group in action using scarves and streamers. Katie was in the front leading the group. Melissa was in the back reinforcing the directions and modeling. All students were engaged at their level. It was awesome!

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Shout out to Katie and Melissa at HBS! I was able to see a motor group in action using scarves and streamers. Katie was in the front leading the group. Melissa was in the back reinforcing the directions and modeling. All students were engaged at their level. It was awesome!

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For all of her amazng thought, kindness, generosity and mad organizational skills! We would be lost without her...no kidding! She has worked to support our program through some incredibly challenging times and we would not have had this success without her. She is a gift.

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Thanks for being flexible and helping out in different rooms!

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You are always so helpful with the Pearson digital products and take time out of your day to help coach staff. Thank you!

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For keeping us staffed, moving forward, and laughing at the craziness

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A shout out to both Kathy Furrow and Charlotte Stevens whose abilities to calmly and competently handle the procedural aspects of special ed hold us all together!

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Thanks for bringing such a positive energy to our schools! You have been so kind and upbeat and a great addition to our staff!

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Shout out to Andrea Ginty and  Nancy Wagner! 

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Shout out to Andrea Ginty and  Nancy Wagner! 

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They have been reflective, responsive and collaborative as they have developed their program! When I was in the other day I saw Nancy doing a small group, and ALL the students were attentive!

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JESS YATES and RUTH JOYCE!
Thanks for making the staff feel appreciated and providing support to our Special Ed. team!

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Carmon Parker!
Thanks for helping to cover an additional lunch/recess time with a student. You rock!

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Andrea Manousos, she has been a fearless leader and coworker everyday and especially when many of us have fell ill.  She holds students and staff in the highest regard.  Her ethical standing is solid and I only hope to exude her steadfast ways and learn from her.

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KATHY DEKKER
I nominate DEKKER. She is going above and beyond in scheduling this Covid nightmare while keeping a positive attitude.  MVP!

A shout out to Kathy Dekker for figuring out how to juggle staff to get the coverage we need.

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JESS PELLETIER
I think Jess Pelletier deserves a shout out.  This week in addition to doing amazing things with her speech students, she continues to serve as a strong leader for our team at HBS.  She worked proactively to come up with a plan to cover self-contained programs when and if needed.   Jess did a great job explaining the need and letting everyone take ownership of how they could help to keep our self-contained programs up and running despite ongoing staffing challenges.  Our team and the students at HBS are very fortunate to have Jess on our side.

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RYAN BULLOCK
His classroom teacher and fellow co-worker Ed tech have been out for many days and he has devotedly stepped up and taken over the reins. He has worked hard to instruct the students that come in the room and has been compassionate and empathetic to them all. Never has complained and is so appreciative when we ask him if he needs anything or a break!

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LISA LOUNSBURY & HEATHER BRASSARD
I would love to give shout outs to Heather Brassard and Lisa Lounsbury. They have been so helpful in all kinds of difficult situations in the classroom and also did a lot of work from home when they were sick to help Dan and I when we had subs.

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The WHOLE Special Ed Team

I mean... can I shout out everyone for being so welcoming and helpful? I feel very lucky to have landed here!

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RYAN BULLOCK and BECKY MCKARNS
I would like to recognize the tremendous team work here at the High School. Especially Ryan Bullock and Becky McKarns. I have been out, not for 5 days, but 10 days due to COVID. Ms. Agaran has also been out and Ryan has fearlessly held down the classroom. Becky has been able to rally the team and offer Ryan support in the classroom. I've been checking in remotely and yesterday, something we've been working on happened, we had a full house- students who've been out for a variety of reasons were all there and the classroom was filled with energy :) That being said, I also give a shout out to the students respecting the values of being part of the classroom and being a support system to holding things together.  I hate not being in the classroom, but feel happy to be part of a team that continues on!!

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HOLLY MORGAN
I want to nominate Holly Morgan. I think not just this week, but every week she has been super supportive of staff. She is always willing to meet to problem solve regarding students or programs. The work that she is doing it seems labor-intensive but so important for so many of our students. She is a good advocate for students, and takes a direct but kind approach with staff. I think she is working really hard for the benefit of our programs. She is a total rockstar.

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K-2 SEB ED TECHS
I have an amazing group of Ed techs that have been working without a teacher for a long while and maintaining academics all while keeping a smile on their faces and finding the fun in everything they do. Any of my four Ed techs would deserve a shout out.  I have been telling them as much as I can how amazing they are.

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KFS ED TECHS
They are walking in every morning to a new plan and covering classrooms that they aren't assigned to. No one is complaining and are just going where the need is. Their flexibility is amazing!

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SHELLEY PROPHETT
Shout out to Shelley Prophett for collaborating on numerous refinements to a student's routine to find the right fit for them!

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SUSIE CHITTUM
Shout out to Susie Chittum for absorbing my classes during periods / days I am out (and subs are scarce), providing good continuity for our students!