all and what and here's the other really great thing this is an evening thing and so we want we did say bring the kids now our children could come and so it's a really great way to let your student you know get on be in soon let them see you know how great their teachers and the board their teachers are going to be really special form also just a couple of things we have to fast forward a little bit to next year just so that you know a lot of people don't know too much about us because and so i want to let you know that next year as long as we get some volunteers  the b and c will continue to take all of our parent information sessions one of the things we do throughout the year and you get those e mails you might not know that we're behind them but we do parent information session once a month during the school the school year and they range from anything from we have assistive technology this year to school valuations which we have no where is our school evaluation this year so we had patrick barberry tell talk about the lab program as a whole so we really tried to get a lot of meaningful parent information sessions for the very much that's a real important vision for us in the next years so heat that in mind we're open for partnerships and now what i'd like to do is introduce our distinguished guests and because we do have them at media center here i am going to ask you to come so that you can get on film so we have principles that are in the audience and we have some school committee members here so if you could all come  and so he had to leave a little early yeah i think this is great now i am going to ask our principals tonight for a favor  were one of the teachers or one of the people in your school is getting an award if you would not mind having the picture with the recipient we would really appreciate that as well ok and we'll let you know year and last year and beyond so we always appreciate so much all of your support and everybody knows that dr kingston is our superintendent yet everybody and then we have this thing or is it oh my goodness we can't say enough about janice and everything she does so thank you so much for being here and it's really good for janice to be here to see here tonight great with in her role and we have a great who is also a huge with our media because of the wicked local paper she is the editor for the work of local so we get automatic press coverage there but jane is also our treasurer for our program and a lot of other things too we liaison for the belmont special education council how many years do three years so we love having to say this at the school committee meetings we think it's very important to have a face at the school committee meetings to show that special education is represented in so we can be in partnership with the school committee on anything special of related and all this it is the person that does that and she's done everything from write articles to you know make a keep us informed and get the masses coming if we need to be in a meeting it's a very tax taxing job i know because we split it for a few years so but it's a very informing job if anybody wants a great volunteer opportunities you can get educated as well about belmont in school and everything so this is your these are the women behind the moment special education council and i'm so glad to work with them and they're fabulous so every and we are so excited this year and even last year we have a lot of awards that are going to our live participants this year so that patrick barbieri to be kind of like a principal you know when the lab people come up and so that we can do that and then everybody i don't know if you know ken cramer but kramer is our director of student services he is the person behind all that happens in and around on the team mary jane in can just do everything more in student services so mary jane time is assistant director yeah assistant director for student services so we have a great ok might not be so good can we lower this i should be doing this ok well i would like to also extend everybody a warm welcome it's a real kind of a bittersweet night for me because just about four years ago i attended my first ever parent gathering of parents who had children in the belmont schools of special needs and i thought well i should go show them for a year and then i took over on my own and of course they've always been there to help out and this past year i was lucky enough to get mary jo to offer to co chair so i wasn't alone anymore and i say it's bittersweet because my i have two children who have completed their education k through twelve in belmont one of them has just completed his freshman year of college and franklin pierce and the other one's graduating next sunday off to salem state university to become a nurse so there is light at the end of the time all parents take it from somebody who knows my children were both on i p's from very grave on and they've done very well at all levels a couple people have come up to me tonight and said oh i'm so nervous about the way school i don't be nervous it's wonderful it's a supportive group of people might seem large but it's wonderful so i've had nothing but great things to say about belmont for many years and will hope to many years to come because i have two grandchildren now living in belmont will be entering school in belt three years so let's get on with tonight's activities and it's always much so much fun to stand up here and introduce people and read all this so don't think it's anything to do with schools or anything but we're just going to just go for it here so the first nominee is adrian leigh and she's a third grade teacher at the wellington school and she's been nominated for the they said they wanted to write something about their nominee sorry i have the pleasure of reading that i am recognizing musically for her value of communication effort and tenacity for keeping me in the loop regarding my son's progress in s right so while they're taking pictures we're going to keep going so we're not here till midnight ok elizabeth stevens kindergarten teacher at the wellington is our next nominee and she was nominated by  got everybody to come up misty vince has gone beyond our expectations and has made extra effort to make kindergarten extra special she has taken time to make books that the children pass around with their work monthly she's made a class photo album online to share among the family she's gotten permission to raise chicks from eggs as a class wow she's made it such a great kindergarten experience for my son she is gentle and very good with kids she  i'm sorry very thorough weekly updates about what they did each week can't say enough about the fantastic work she's done  so no i don't believe the next nominee is here is janet st here santa here now ok well she was nominated by for her darling she is an assistant teacher at the left occasional program has been james van driver this year she's very kind and understanding towards all the students she's always so pleasant in the morning or that's a good recommendation lessons in the morning i like that one ok gr here but if she is would love to come up ok she says lisa says i am nominating mrs hackley because my daughter who is now in fourth grade never stops raving about how great she was as a teacher my daughter loves going to school every day in third grade and it was due to the amazing skills and consideration of mrs hackney she is crying thoughtful stern enough when it matters and gets the job done was needed unlike most cases where i had heard that they just pull the child along that we stepped up and pushed for a different placement for my daughter even though she loved ellie and her classroom it was not the right fit for her she is now doing very well in her new placement and we thank ellie for all her support in this matter by diane hutchens friedman not here though oh ok there she is right beverly harper is a caring patient and loving teacher's aide she has made a big part of lindsay's first great experience by giving her the caring and loving assistance which was needed she gave lindsay the time and attention needed to help lindsay get her morning and afternoon work done and made lindsay feel successful and happy by helping her get her work done at her pace in a quiet place sometimes outside of the classroom with less distraction she was patient with lindsay when she would either get frustrated or easily upset which was a lot and would help her work through the trouble troubling issues so she could complete task she also gave lindsay the extra here she needed whether it was getting situated at lunch fairly or personally walking home with her at the end of the school day when she look forward to working with mrs harper each day and i think it was the highlight of her day when she got to spend time with mrs harper to complete her work and receive the special care she needed lindsay has missed having her a part of her day since being at the arlington lab ok our next ok oh ok all right and the whole family right ok jenny middle school is very lucky to have to see a law school is one of their special education teachers she's not only very good as a teacher student she's also very good with parents and then at mr mark with spend a lot of time working together on reading writing and math we can see that she genuinely cares about and that internet song words i like when she puts me up to the smart board she puts me on the do now for my birthday i like her that's a great thing the smart boards ok all right and our next nominee is deborah da this is appreciation award is way overdue for the past seven years deborah dayton has been roland's physical therapist it's not the one jeopardy of her commitment that warrants this award but the quality and care in which she performs her job her expertise and physical therapy surpassed only by her love for students and the nurturing approach she uses in working with roland and our family we appreciate the time and effort she takes to rearrange her schedule to visit roland school in natick most importantly we appreciate her caring communication during a medically challenging time when rowling was in the hospital we thank her from the bottom of our hearts for loving our son thank you to have your wonderful ok we got all the pictures super somebody needs some flowers ok our next nominee was here earlier had to leave when irish great to teacher at wellington when he was nominated by kim roman higher when has had an impact on our son with her creative teaching style she recognises his needs both intellectually as well as physical challenges she is willing to give more of her time and efforts to make a difference in the children she has incredible patience and does not give up on a child she goes the extra mile she's made a difference in our son's life we thank you gwen was nominated by carrie ready to carry here now ok jane it goes has gone over and beyond the efforts of the average preschool teacher with our daughter she wholeheartedly welcomed  into her classroom year and has implemented amazing strategies to help her with all that she needs jenny seems to just know how to support kelly here given her special needs and in turn supports our whole family by giving us tools to help make these things easier for our daughter and for our families she's warm kind hearted person who not only has the best interests of the child but also supports the whole family we are forever grateful to her for her support and incredible expertise and think she's an outstanding educator no ok jenny has been instrumental in helping our five year old change into a fantastic child with her teaching methods she is consistent carrie knowledgeable creative and a wonderful teacher we will always remember her for her support above and beyond his duties as a special ed teacher he has worked hard with my daughter grows her teachers and he is in almost daily contact with both rosa's teachers and me he checks in to see how things are going how we can facilitate a positive learning experience for rose academically socially and emotionally he was very kind and patient with both rose and me and very supportive of us in our journey mr morley is to be commended for all his hard work efforts an extra mile he goes to help students be successful thank you laurie carls mary jo kiran we so appreciate joanne lees bus driver she goes the extra mile for us it's a little play on words and the driving next i love it ok being a bus driver with students of many different abilities can really be tough joel takes the time to get to know the kids so it's good boundaries in general he cares about the kids on her bus putting our daughter on a bus for thirty minutes each way to a school outside our town was one of the biggest fears when we went into the lab program having joy and alleviates those fears she's great with you are creat always has a smile for a son she's consistent in setting expectations and fall in his behavioral plan we appreciate the daily effort she made to improve his school experience for next now many years lois mason who's a reading teacher mason has been working with annette on her reading skills and deserves to be recognized for aphids she generally cares about her net and has provided a lot of helpful information to us to help and that improve her reading comprehension reading is the most important skill is has amazing amazing patient she sees children for their strengths and knows how to bring out the best in them she provides a consistent level of structure and behavioral expectations while also knowing and finding the opportunities to praise and provide opportunities where each kid can exude their own unique strengths in a way that allows them to feel a sense of positive based empowerment lois has done this for our son we will miss lois that's from  and mary jo roach lois just gets kids she's been amazing with our daughter over the past two years that she has been in the aftercare program she has a sense of when to be firm and when to be kind compassionate and loving our daughter trusts her laugh with her and her own way loves her thank you lois for your love patience laughter and guidance for leah and all the kids lives you have made such a difference in over the many years you have been in the student care program you will be truly missed towards our son she has guided him through a difficult transition and worked hard to help improve his attitude toward school we thank her for a job well done for our next nominee is was friendly and generous teacher she's very patient to us she teaches us about respect and responsibility elementary school in belmont the kids in her class while adorable are very challenging not only behaviorally but also medically most are nonverbal and incontinent the show goes well above and beyond the call of duty each and every day with these kids and no matter how challenging it is she does it with a smile on her face and tries so hard to make a difference in these children's lives by taking them on field trips swimming each week and into the community she was wonderful in a very special person son next teacher for the past couple of years at h s where and we have been unbelievably and we have seen unbelievable improvement not only in his academic related work but in his social and emotional wellbeing as well with m snicker's continue to make great strides in his academic work and has instilled in nick the need to continue pushing forward mike has also worked closely with nick on taking steps towards independence including increasing the number of days he is out our next nominee is paul ganley he's also a teacher at forty five day program arlington high school ok and he was nominated by diane hutchens freidman and aryans here ok we would like to thank paul for all that he and his assistant kim did with lindsay these past thirty seven days at the arlington lab he made the transition from wellington to the lab program and easy for her he took the time necessary to help her work through her frustrations and help her find solutions to what she was experiencing so she could complete her work he gave her goals each day and helped her work towards them each day and if she could reach them she received reward of doing a desired activity he has excellent in communicating how her day was each day and keeping us informed of her progress and if she had a difficult day or not lately his methods and high school students in the lab program she finds interesting activities for the students participate in thank you paula for all that you do our next nominee is renee major  major has been providing it with speech services and we have been pleased with her progress she's an important part of a team of specialists working with an at and deserves to be recognized for her efforts to help her and sarah has also been nominated by melissa area and her family since joining his team in november miss for a petite has made significant efforts to improve our son's school experience she is excellent at returning phone calls emails and overall communication between parents and school staff we thank her for the incredible effort she has made to assist our son everything i need to know in fifth grade i like how she draws cartoons she's really funny and jokes about her children yes i love it ok yes absolutely by amelia hertzberg and a million short on words but very to the point she works hard to understand and care about my son who can be very difficult can still get your picture taken and target has worked for over ten years trying to help artistic teens learn how to navigate the world and understand skills in a high school setting she arrives each day with a smile and energy to help each student see the world as a positive social and safe place to learn how to interact with other peers most of the students that enter her class have low self esteem from years of being isolated bullied by mainstream teens she inspires them and slowly works with them to show them how to love and accept themselves strengths and weaknesses so that they can become productive members of society  ok so not only do we do individual awards at the be as you see appreciation night but we do team awards because as most of you know it's a real team effort and what's that expression takes a village yeah ok right these are special ed teachers first grade teachers at the francis wyman elementary school and they have been nominated by chris for carrie and mary jo sense ahead of time what needs to be done we are so grateful for the integration steps and progress the issue here we so appreciate this team for their guidance and support of leah she has had another amazing year at francis when i'm in elementary school and we are so amazed at her growth and development thanks to a truly great team ok they're great through three school teachers professional special education guidance counselor magnetism inclusion specialists and they have been nominated for this award by enough about the sincere care and interest they have shown toward our sons and family as well as motivation and dedication to help our son progress and succeed we as a team we as a team have been consistent contact over the year continually evolving our plan strategy and tactics and this has made a true difference amazing people and i thank went broke for bringing them to us and this team was nominated by you and i'm sitting here with her family tonight and we sit she come forward every one of our daughters team has been amazing because we do a lot and have have created such a warm and loving space in the classroom going out of their way to give her extra time attention and loving so that she can feel special and safe at school both academically and socially they have done so much to help her come so far this  academically socially and emotionally it's been a very different kind of year for him and you have both been there to help him every turn being the people he can turn to when in need understanding his strengths and challenges and inventing incredibly creative solutions including places to decompress thank you both so much here now ok this is my son's first year at the belmont highlight he settled in nicely to the class in september miss coster miss what fruit and mr prakash are very kind and supportive towards james thank you for making james transition into high school a success for so many years and we cannot let her go out and retire from was job without really recognizing her afterwards and thanking her so much for everything she  just a couple of logistical things if you do have any dishes or anything like that where we decided to be a recycling kind of a group and so all of your just don't mind putting the trash part in the trash we would greatly appreciate that let me think girlfriend i missed anything you need to let anybody know the thank you if anybody would like to volunteer