Over the past week I received three separate notes about how staff members have reached out to help their colleagues.
Patricia Benner was dreading moving her classroom for the second time this year, although glad to move to a larger space. The move was to take place after school on Monday and throughout Tuesday with the goal of a functional new classroom location on Wednesday. On Monday afternoon, Cynthia Shaul appeared on the scene with her husband. "Where do we start?" she asked and then they worked non-stop until 7:30 that night. As Patricia writes, "Now, I am sure that if you know Cyndy, you know that she is always more than willing to 'jump' right in and help and never expects anything in return. Her positive attitude, collaborative approach, and genuine disposition are consistent from day to day. I feel extremely fortunate to be working with someone like her and I thought you both would like to know." Patricia is a district-based intensive learning support teacher and Cyndy is an educational consultant in our speech and language program.
Likewise, Todd Kehler, building adminstrator, shared "how great of an asset Jille Johnston is here at Hill Top Academy. Jille has pitched in and done a wonderful job supporting several areas here. She has from day one offered her assistance and checked in with Beth (Light), Marie (Muskey) or me with one project after the next. She has been helpful with organizing the Library to this point and is on the Library committee as we get closer to having it fully operational. She has helped with organizing Study Halls, and many times monitors them. The biggest task that she facilitates there is the Clubs and Freedom Friday activities. After the students and staff chose the activities and clubs, she organized the activities: sign up sheets, attendance/assignments, activities, materials and equipment! She is flat out AWESOME! With the staff working as hard as they are and the days as hectic as they have been, Jille’s efforts have provided for many pieces that the staff is grateful to have in place. The staff here at HTA recognize the effort Jille puts forth for the students, and I wanted you to know how much we appreciate what she is doing!" Jille is a multiple disabilities support teacher with a unique one-on-one assignment with a complex student. Her student's schedule allows for extra time which Jille has clearly put to good use in serving the larger Hill Top community.
Paulette Walker expressed her appreciation for Dina Roseberry for "being an EC extraordinaire. I had several classroom 'issues' that for some reason or another had been floundering - some for several weeks - and I was getting frustrated with the lack of solutions for them. I sent an email to my supervisor and to Dina, my classroom EC. In less than a week's time, Dina managed to get 3 of the 4 tasks accomplished and issues solved for the benefit of my students and the class. The 4th issue is being worked on, also. Way to go Dina and thanks so much for the help!"
These CAIU employees, and many other unsung heroes among us, are certainly demonstrating our mission at work. Thank you for your dedicated service.