Nominated Value: Empowering Others
For the last 2 years, Lisa has gone above and beyond to care for and teach my daughter [name]. My daughter has significant special needs, and Lisa has always empowered her and focused on her true potential, not letting my daughter’s disability stand in the way. [My daughter] is non-verbal and has been struggling to make progress on her AAC device. Lisa spent her own personal time creating a communication book tailored to my daughter’s needs and interests. She gave it to us to take home and it has been a tremendous help. Lisa is a true blessing to this community—not only for her genuinely kind spirit but also for her ability to empower others and her dedication/innovation to helping them reach their full potential.
Nominated Value: Empowering Others
Jagger is an educational aide at Forest Rose School. He floats between the school-age classrooms as needed and has gained the trust and respect of his coworkers and the students he serves. Jagger seeks to learn something new every day about our students and how we can better serve them. He has initiated incentives for the staff, such as offering a prize to those who put what they are thankful for each day in the month of November. He has also offered healthy treats for staff. He has developed a much-needed rapport with our junior and senior students and has compassionately dealt with individuals in crisis. We all look forward to working with Jagger each day. He is always striving to better himself for the sake of our students. We would clone him if we could.