all right let's get the show on the road good evening everyone my name is john failing a very proud superintendent of the belmont public schools i'm very happy to be here at the c pack award event this is a very very unique evening that i learned last year my first year as superintendent that i have really never experienced such an authentic event where students and families can recognize any staff person they feel needs to be recognized in public whether it's a van driver or a teacher or a professional aide all of those folks matter so march in the lives of our students every day and make their days work so i'm so happy to be here proud to be here tonight i want  thank all the administrators and the teachers of the belmont public schools who are here tonight big round of applause for those folks thank you for coming out tonight you also a huge stake you to our lab teachers and administrators who are here we very much appreciate your partnership and i work with you as a collaborative team patrick barbieri and all of you do a wonderful job with our children so thank you very much to all the two thousand and thirteen both on i e peace recognise a lot of teachers from the high school in the middle school it's good to see they're still with us i'm really excited about doing this i'm also very excited to announce that my grandson is going to enter  wellington so next generation of people are coming up was very excited about that he's very excited about going to kindergarten as well let me tell you he's already had his kindergarten entry interview didn't have to interview when i went to kindergarten safe and well cared for by someone that i trust completely thank you for your continued help you help make my family lives better by doing what you do thank you  performing her magic she's helped improve drastically this year we applaud the dedication and assisting erica to achieve good results so now reading is not as much of a struggle thank you have such a special place in our hearts our son loves going to school every morning to see his friends and his all his ladybugs we couldn't be happier you have better classroom placement this year with colleen mcbride a second grade teacher colleen is outstanding with a sunny disposition and the smile always on her face she motivates the class and has worked in helping to change their mindset we appreciate your attention to keeping us informed and communication open when concerns have arisen and provided valuable solutions that have aided in erica learning better coleen has been a shining star for erica this year will truly miss being in our class when she moves on to she helps my daughter quickly blending into the new english environment and often encourages her to try her best to communicate with teachers and students thank you looks like it yes ok cindy is one of the most professional kind hearted and passionate teaches at the school all the students in her presence learn that they are smart even if they have weaknesses or find school difficult she instills in all her students a growth mindset and continually reminds them that smart is something you get through affective effet many students feel as though cindy is the only teacher who truly gets them she lifts them up and empowers them to continue to learn even if it's challenging thank you it's a nice thing ok mr keith has been an amazing presence in anna's life these past two years his calm sensitive and caring demeanor is exactly what keith has been very quick to communicate with both of us as parents and we feel choice as a parent no matter what your child may say the teacher takes it with a grain of salt very least can find humor in it we will miss you next year heather school in the nets work words she's amazing she helps me with hard math problems she gives a learning center kids rewards if we are working independently she is funny in her own personal way i will miss her helping me with math and all my other subjects because she's so smart that i do not know what we are going to do now that moving to the high school next year she will definitely be missed i can just if you can hear me i just want to tell you there's a great crew at the high school as well believe me  school she made a lot of effort for him to stay on top of his homework a lot of communication with me back and forth if any missing homework classwork a project i really appreciate hard work my son has improved  congratulations was nervous and lacked confidence for the last two years has been one of his special education teachers the positive impact on him has been measurable in an era where we measure children by standardized testing we need more why he replied because they really believe in me and want me to be successful you can't measure that makes her feel welcome and manages to put the eighth grade math problem in perspective and can explain it to her so it makes sense my daughter is nervous about high school because you know miss cherry as a resource teacher anymore it's a great resource teaches at the high school let me just learning i love being in his class and i'll miss him  nominated kristen comment she here she's not here she was nominated by jackie mahoney is jackie year no ok i am recognizing because she has changed my perspective on english in a has been very understanding and accommodating for me she understands the stress students are under and provide such good support for not just but just me but all of her students she makes me feel confident when taking tests because i always feel prepared i couldn't imagine a better biology teacher ok ok well let's see what arianna had to say miss kim creates a safe and positive environment her classroom she explains things well and makes it easy for us to understand is always positive in class and takes and that makes you want to do better she make sure we don't stress out ourselves on work and she spaces it out so we know what to get done kim is nice and i look forward to going to her class instead of just signing participants up for classes and then forgetting about them when the program start she takes time out of her weekend to attend these weekend programs sees the participants in gauging the activity and be there should the parents need interest and education in mind we we so appreciate how the whole team works together and goes above and beyond for our daughter from miss and miss weight different every time you're very welcome