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February Shout Outs - Building Connections

Stacy Elchinger. Many thanks for always being willing to step in and help! You lead by example and always make time to listen to us. You always have a positive attitude and many great ideas to share when we need help.
~ Michelle Winters

Bobbi Burke, Intervention Specialist at PH. This fall Bobbi walked into a classroom that has had many changes in the past few years and students with a variety of personalities. While not new to working with children, Bobbi is new to the world of special education and she has been quick to learn all the intricacies and details. Most importantly, she has patience galore, which I absolutely admire!
                ~ Julie Patterson

Larry Davis and Corey Todd. Thank you for ensuring that we had the right set up for our webinar, making sure the technology worked, and for doing all of this on short notice. :)
               ~ Jill Gillilland

Mike Altman. Thank you for being a collaborative team player. Whether the task is designing a professional learning workshop, analyzing data, or thinking through solutions, Mike always jumps in to help create meaningful, high-quality products and to offer thought partnerships. Thank you, Mike!
               ~ Jenna Storrer

Katelyn Yenser, is an Intervention Specialist leading the HOPE Center students and teaching staff. Katelyn has spent the school year creating functional routines, planning meaningful small groups and building positive working relationships with students and families. With new staff members beginning in the middle of the year, Katelyn has made it a top priority to ensure new staff are supported and given guidance on best practices for students in the classroom. Keep up the academic excellence and educational passion!
               ~ Johanna Sutton

Brittnay Fierros, is an Instructional Assistant in the Liberty Center Preschool providing 1:1 support for a student. Brittnay is a fast learner and is passionate to learn about classroom strategies to support her student. She is very accommodating and supportive to her student and other classroom staff. Yay for you, Ms Brittnay! Keep being amazing!!
               ~ Johanna Sutton

Gracie Ayers. Here's a HUGE shoutout for stepping in and helping me move items from my cubicle to a nearby school district on a day that you were in the office and had some spare time. I was juggling paperwork organization, and treatment planning, and your assistance was incredibly appreciated. We don't work together on a consistent basis, but you were quick to ask to help me out, and did so with nothing but joy!
               ~ Jenna Wells

Sarah Kirkingburg and Andy Hunter. Thank you for your personalized help with license renewal. You are the EXPERTS!
               ~ Jill Gilliland

Patricia Shotwell. Thank you for jumping in and helping us out in so many ways. We really appreciate your positivity and teamwork!
               ~ Jill Gilliland

Gail Mason, Matt Ferguson, and Jenna Wells. Thank you for your flexibility and teamwork! We truly appreciate you adjusting your schedules and working together to provide services for students!
               ~ Jill Gilliland and Jessica Fredrick

Staff at the IEC. It is wonderful to work at a place where we all help when there is a need. The staff has worked together so well to help each other. It is great to have that kind of support!
               ~ Hope Thompson

Jackie Fouty. Thank you for being a great teammate! Thank you for all the work you have done and helped me with. It is such a relief having you to be able to go to and work alongside.
               ~ Hope Thompson

Amy Spurgeon. For being a great role model to the students and staff at SES. You are a great asset to our team and an amazing team player and friend. We could not do it without you, especially me!
               ~ Meridian Smith

Gail Mason. For letting me borrow the Mater Operation game for one of my students to play with. They were so excited to see the game sitting on the table when they came for speech and itinerant services. They really enjoyed the sounds Mater made.
               ~ Mallery Cardarelli

Michelle Leatherman. Thank you for the beautiful posts on the Northwest Ohio ESC fb page. You are truly a gifted and talented artist to make each post so unique and special.
               ~ Pat Turpening

The Tech & Operations Team (Corey, Larry, Crystal, Pat T. and Patricia S.). What a wonderful display of stepping up to the challenge of a special office space project in this past month! The team went above and beyond in the tasks and the timeline! Thank you to all the additional hands that helped accomplish this big project as well!!
               ~Chad Rex

Melissa Sears. For seeing an opportunity to help and taking the initiative to clean the cafe after a big event. Her efforts were a big help to Crystal and I.
               ~Larry Davis

Northwest Ohio ESC staff make a positive impact in so many ways across our service area!  
We now have an easier way for staff to send “Shout Outs” about the great things happening in our classrooms, programs, offices and districts. Use the link below to share a submission, with the option of attaching a photo as well. 

Thanks in advance for participating. Looking forward to sharing our story!


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