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Jessica Adams
Jessica Adams
Special Education Assistant

The kids call me: Ms. Jessi

Grades I've taught: I have assisted in Kindergarten-5th Grade~Special Education

My favorite thing about teaching: I love to see students work hard to understand something, and then see their confidence soar when they do!  

Favorite Quote: "Greatness lies not in being strong, but in the right use of strength; and strength is not used rightly when it serves only to carry a man above his fellows for his own solitary glory. He is the greatest whose strength carries up the most hearts by the attraction of his own."
-Harry Ward Beecher



Cheri Angus
Cheri Angus
ELL

The kids call me: Mrs. Angus 

Grades I've taught: 1st, 2nd, preschool, RTI

My favorite thing about teaching: Getting inspired by my students to get excited about learning.

Favorite Quote: “A person who won’t read has no advantage over one who can’t read.”  Mark Twain

Helen Bell
Helen Bell
Speech & Language Pathologist

The kids call me: Ms. Bell

Grades I've taught: P-K through 8th speech & language

My favorite thing about teaching: One of my favorite t-shirts says, "I teach kids to talk back," & that IS my favorite thing about being a speech-language therapist here at WBES. Whether it is a child whose speech is difficult to understand, a student who has difficulty putting sentences together well, or any of the other areas in which I support a student, it warms my heart & brings a smile to my heart when I see or hear them communicate in similar ways as to their classmates.

Favorite Quote: " If I were to wish for anything, I would not wish for wealth and power but for the passionate sense of the potential, for the eye which, ever young & ardent, sees the possible." - Soren Kierkegaard

Holly Brooks
Holly Brooks
Special Education Teacher

The kids call me: Mrs. Holly

Grades I've taught: Preschool-6th grade

My favorite thing about teaching: I love to see students get excited when they start to understand a concept that was previously difficult for them. 

Favorite Quote: "The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go." -Dr. Seuss



Jennifer Coffey
Jennifer Coffey
Special Education Teacher

The kids call me: Mrs. Jenn

Grades I've taught: Pre K / worked in ERC

My favorite thing about teaching: My favorite thing about working with the kids is everyday is a new day. 

Favorite Quote: A person is a person no matter how big or how small.



Lindsay Herndon
Lindsay Herndon
Special Education Teacher

The kids call me: Ms. Lindsay

Grades I've taught: ERC, so I have students in multiple grades. 

My favorite thing about teaching: Learning with my students. 

Favorite Quote: "All of the colors I am inside have not been invented yet." Shel Silverstein 



Cynthia Richardson
Cynthia Richardson
Special Education Teacher

The kids call me: Mrs.Cindy

Grades I've taught: Special Education grades PK-5th , ERC classroom, MHC classroom,  3rd grade

My favorite thing about teaching: My favorite thing about teaching is discovering what motivates children to learn. In addition, I love to find a variety of ways to teach students to help them feel successful.

Favorite Quote: "Never, never, never give up." -Winston Churchill

Sarah Stein
Speech and Language

The kids call me: Mrs. Sarah

Grades I've taught: Speech & Language

My favorite thing about teaching: Watching a student correctly produce a skill they have been working on for a long time and seeing them get excited. I love helping my students feel more confident and capable of communicating everything they want to say. 

Favorite Quote: "We can do hard things."



Sherry Weaver
Sherry Weaver
Special Education Teacher

The kids call me: Mrs. Sherry

Grades I've taught: 9-12 and K-5

My favorite thing about teaching: Getting to see the children's faces when they realize that they have learned something new.

Favorite Quote: Love is friendship that has caught on fire.



Thomas Widener
Thomas Widener
Special Education Teacher

The kids call me: Mr. Widener or Mr. Thomas

Grades I've taught: K-12

My favorite thing about teaching: Seeing students succeed 

Favorite Quote: Do or Do Not, There is No Try

Merry Williams
Merry Williams
Special Education Assistant

The kids call me: Ms. Merry Kay

Grades I've taught: Special Educational Asst.

My favorite thing about teaching: I enjoy watching the kids succeed.

Favorite Quote: Everyday is a new beginning!



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