here first of all i want to thank you all for coming and secondly i want to apologize for the way in getting everything going on it's a pleasure to have so many of the school principals here would you please stay in to be for him to be there versus here so now i want to introduce to you our mistress of ceremonies this is lori graham she's a former school committee chairman and he will start the program so so i just want to say one quick thing in addition to the school committee chair for a number of years before that i was a pac member and share for a lot longer than i was on the school committee and it's very exciting for me to be here tonight because i see teachers and administrators that work with my son who actually went to lab here and who is now about twenty seven years old so it's a real thrill for me to see that but also to see that this has continued because in my time of being on the special ed council we started this award ceremony so it's thrilling to see that there are so many teachers that are being honored for all the great work that they do with with all of our kids so thank you very much  now i am going to start reading kind of doing this in alphabetical order and i may be reading things where people are not here so just let me know and i'll move on to the next person but our first person is peter who maybe he's not even here to defend himself ok so sorry the next one is mary you can marielle is the speech of the school psychologist at the wellington elementary school and this award is being given to her by dan hutchens friedman and michael they say we thank you for working with erica dealing with her social concerns and helping her to better navigate third grade socially one of the highlights of erica's week is when she's allowed to bring a friend with whom to practice some of her social skills while playing a game together these words i think also come from america so thank you very much says you help me stay calm and you are most helpful to me and i think you're great we are just thank you and  our next person is penny plaster who was from the transportation department of becker high school well i can tell you from my experience of many years of my son being lab fans that it is huge to have wonderful transportation people because they are the people the starter kids they're the people that we hand our kids to they're the people that bring us back after they've had their day so thank you to all transportation people it's a wonderful thing penny is given this award i'm sorry penny you're given this award by kathy wyndham and i'm sorry if i mispronounced your name and she says penny is patient and a very responsible van driver thank you penny and our next recipient is martha bloom it was an english teacher and this was given by zach steward mrs blum has been a great help in english she keeps class interesting and she always has a smile on her face i appreciate the way she has helped me work on strengthening my essays and writing in general it's made my work ethic stronger thank you and now we have caroline brown from middle school i'm not sure if you're here and now we have several from mike bruno is always there for me and i can rely on him he helps me whenever i'm confused about my class work mr bruno is a positive teacher even though he has busy days with lots of responsibilities and from havin he has made sure i'm on top of all my work and help me study laughs from a natural good when cora i am nominating mr bruno because he has made a huge impact in my life he guides me in the right direction and encourages me to push further to do better if it wasn't for his support i wouldn't be the student that i am today  and nicole is being nominated by test stromberg i am because she did a great job help me with my fullness she helped me learn about different ways to lower my stress and i know that my time on the school committee is like the long march michelle was being nominated back home rule and they say she is a wonderful teacher with a way to always make the most difficult behavior so easy to manage hard working wonderful and i w and the next person is melissa glass packer and call him he'll be here no melissa block has lots backer is a school psychologist with belmont public schools and she was nominated by colin healy who if he was here would have asked if he could give the award for the south i am nominating this person because she has been a rock to me over the four years she has been so wonderful to me even when i would email her panic at one of the numerous times thank you for everything gigi you are more than qualified for this award i wish this award could even begin to attempt to show my love and respect for you and is giving us a word by kathy wyndham she says is such a responsible and loving teacher for my son we are lucky to have her as a teacher thank you also from richard miller jillian works to make sure the kids are learning integrated into the day to day workings of belmont high our son tells us she's been a very important part of his success at school and also from francisco rodriguez says she says she helps me a lot was also non school stuff she has also turned me around here in the year i don't look up to many people in my life but she is one of his men i am truly lucky to have a person like her on my side thank you why i can't believe i've known for this many years and you still want the same for cindy crowley is a resource a teacher her partner elementary school and she is given this nomination by carrie reddy mrs crowley has been a wonderful advocate for our daughter in the past few years and has help nurture her growth as a student academically and socially she has been a fantastic support to both our daughter and to us as we all navigate the best p someone about what is bothering her and making sure a lunch is eaten every day she is not only the school nurse who is passionate and compassionate but fun but is also a friend and i pronounce your name correctly and there's a word is given by french discover who i wish i could meet someday because he's sounds like quite the guy he says she's become a very special person to me i needed someone to seem of potential and push me i needed someone who actually believed in me and she i can't thank her enough or repay her but hopefully with this letter she can at least know that i am thankful stronger social skills over the past four years and next we have michelle mark navigates around his personality to get her to work to her best potential thank you ok and this is your nominations given by she says thank you mr mason for always being there to help me grow as a student you always listened when i was stressed out and having a hard day thank you for always putting a smile on my face when i needed it thank you and next we have jacqueline ma who is autism inclusion specialist at burbank ok next we have erin mccarthy who was a special ed teacher  behaviors in the process she suggested to me how to get my son now thanks for her feedback and suggestions my relationship with my son has greatly improved i very much appreciate a professional capabilities and love for students and communication skills with parents and this award comes from kelly rowland who says she is going above and beyond to support instruction has to has contributed to his ability to feel successful and confident in school as a parent i feel that i can reach and the next one is jennifer nec create a warm instructed structured environment for all of her students and it's part of the team that has my daughter talking jumping and plain w are lucky and grateful and also from terror murphy understands jared he has made so much progress and is meeting his goals thank you and this comes from roughly who says he is a teacher who taught me really well can't ask for more than that myself especially as someone who enjoys math class thank you elementary school in burlington there are hopefully a bunch of you here and i'll read off your names on be alyssa penny amanda shar caitlin taylor laurie your daily care for lindsay patients and guy has helped mold her into who she is today thank you team is there anybody on the program who did not get an award that we missed oh john soul that oh my gosh oh my gosh oh dear i know you're here about that janessa is a special ed teacher on lab special a teacher at wellington and this comes from florida davis who says she is a very nice person john sullivan i'm really really sorry was i had done some organizing of these pages when i was at home in between work obviously i should have taken some tips from you about recognizing john is a special ed teacher upon high school and this comes from melissa  leslie's a foreign language teacher on high school and this comes from zach stuart who says i had mrs sullivan last year for spanish one she and i grew to have a good relationship both the school him personally she helped me to prepare for my spanish to h by pushing me to speak the language as much as possible and helping me prepare for tests and quizzes if there's a problem outside of school i've been able to go ask her for advice when it was needed i still go to her for advice i appreciate everything she has done for me ok sorry i think this is the last one this is from margaret warren who is a professional lady film on a school and this comes from william webster mark who says she helps me in whatever subjects are needed both homework and classwork this war and helps me with class work and homework that i am confused with is always willing to do  just is a special ed teacher cherry middle school this first award comes from yana fisher who says just took a walk and is an outstanding teacher because of her constant efforts patients dedication attention out where to why again i am so thankful for chess in my daughter's life and hours every day monica comes home and states something to me about how amazing this walk can say is the learning support and tactics she's provides are amazing monica succeeded so much an eighth grade because of her team and one hundred percent support from jess just a space of so much confidence just as in connection with those even emailing monica for us in the evening she is prepared monica for high school and the wild world out there we are so lucky to have just in our lives this year i wish i could say all monica said such as i love going to learning center i wish i could stay hearts and know that monica will come back to should share her successes with you you are one of her favorites and we also have from judy duffy who says thank you ms watkins for all your support and help through seventh and eighth grade i have improved as a student and become more independent because you have encouraged me to always work hard you have prepared me as a student to be ready for belmont high school thanks to your support and help my confidence has been boosted and i now feel like a stronger student i will truly miss you next year thank you know man and finally for monica thank you miss wat have done i would never be able to get through eighth grade without you you make me so happy every day i get so disappointed i'm not going to look at you cause when i start to cry i get so disappointed when you're out you have helped me so much to succeed during the year i love how you are so funny you help me every day with homework tests and stress your excellent e mailing me back in the evening you have around fifteen kids that you work with and yet you space spend time making sure tests are modified just right for me and other things like homework i feel so lucky to have you there to help me every day at school i will miss you very much and will never forget you all are in the big world i will still remember all the things you have taught me i just tina is a transportation driver for laugh at lexington high school and this comes from her show who says she is one of the best school drivers that has worked with my son she is very understanding and easy to communicate with thank you and now that is there anybody else who was here that i missed so we'll have to be flexible we all have different learning styles here ok thank you so much thank you for a so much to all the recipients congratulations and i think it would be nice if we could have a big group picture on the stage somehow the memo to our  so we didn't have the individuals this time but anyway that concludes our award ceremony congratulations to all of you and thank you all for coming and supporting all these important role models for our students because without you it would be a lot harder to get through the school year so thank you