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Every month, a group of schools select a staff member as Educator of the Month. The Rotary Club of Alderwood Terrace then holds an awards ceremony to honor the awardees. The following school staff were honored in April:
Westgate Elementary School – Carrie Hamilton-Engbert, Elizabeth Nogales, Mary Gilman and Tamera McKenzie
Kindergarten teachers
From left, Carrie Hamilton-Engbert, Elizabeth Nogales, Mary Gilman and Tamera McKenzie
“They have worked so hard this year, Westgate Principal Mary Freitas says. “They’ve taught our youngest students first remotely and then back in person. They deserve recognition for teaching students that have never been to school how to read on Zoom. Lastly, the kindergarten program at Westgate is being moved next year so the teachers are anticipating a move and planning that.”
MY EDMONDS NEWS Posted: January 9, 2021
From left: Angie Peters, Denise Tripp and Johnna Stewart
The Rotary Club of Alderwood Terrace has selected its Edmonds School District Educators of the Month for December.
The role of Student Intervention Coordinator requires the ability to make use of many skills: To listen, problem solve and support people in times of crisis. To that extent, Angie Peters has excelled at Mountlake Terrace Elementary School.
“Angie does this daily in small and grand ways,” Principal Mary Williams said. “She takes time to calmly listen to students who are struggling; she uses her knowledge of human behavior to support during escalation; she listens when other staff need a safe person; she finds solutions that will meet the needs of our students and families.”