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Daniel Chino
Chino, Daniel
Special Education Assistant
Born in: Phoenix, AZ
Started working with children in: 2017
Favorite thing about my job: Watching students try their best and reach their goals
3 things I love: Painting, reading, and woodworking.
Favorite quote: "The best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time." - Abraham Lincoln
Susan Estes
Estes, Susan
ELL Teacher
Born in: Nashville, TN
College attended: Austin Peay State University
Started teaching in: 2011
Favorite thing about my job: Seeing the "light bulb" moment in a student
3 things I love: spending time with family, reading, traveling
Favorite quote: "Life is not measured by the breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away."
Michelle Jennette
Jennette, Michelle
SPED Interventionist
Born in: Three Rivers, MI
College attended: Tennessee Technological University, Arkansas State University
Started teaching in: 2000
Favorite thing about my job: Seeing my students have that "Ah-Ha" moment when they finally grasp a concept that they have been struggling with
3 things I love: coffee, swimming, reading
Megan Stanfill
Stanfill, Megan
Special Education Assistant
Born in: Dickson, TN
College attended: Nashville State
Started working with children in: 2006
Favorite thing about my job: The "Aha" moments and building relationships with students
3 things I love: playing with my kids, reading and working with kids
Favorite quote: “You must not let anyone define your limits because of where you come from. Your only limit is your soul.” - Ratatouille
Teresa Stavely
Stavely, Teresa
SPED Interventionist
Born in: Nashville, TN
College attended: Austin Peay State University
Started teaching in: 1990
Favorite thing about my job: Working with core teachers to help students succeed
3 things I love: Family, DD Coffee, the beach
Favorite quote: A child's life is like a piece of paper on which every person leaves a mark. - Chinese Proverb
Lisa Swaw
Swaw, Lisa
SPED Interventionist
Born in: Dickson, TN
Colleges attended: Austin Peay State University, Tennessee State University, Trevecca Nazarene University
Started teaching in: 2016
Favorite thing about my job: Helping students reach their full potential
3 things I love: family, reading, coffee
Favorite quote: "Every student can learn; just not on the same day, or in the same way." - George Evans
Vicki Whitwell
Whitwell, Vicki
Speech Therapist
Born in: Nashville, TN
College attended: Tennessee State University
Started teaching in: 1997
Favorite thing about my job: Helping all students communicate effectively
3 things I love: Reading, Nature, My Grandchildren
Favorite quote: "The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart." - Helen Keller
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