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Rockwood Educators Earn Awards for Engaging Students with Inclusive Classroom Displays
Rockwood Educators Earn Awards for Engaging Students with Inclusive Classroom Displays
The Rockwood Educational Access Department presented certificates to educators at 18 different Rockwood schools and centers for winning buildingwide contests centered on creating classroom or hallway displays that cultivated inclusion and belonging in their school communities.
The displays took a variety of different forms, but all of them included elements of students expressing their personalities and interests through pictures, words and artwork. These projects were then prominently displayed in the educators' classrooms -- or the hallways outside their rooms -- to cultivate a sense of belonging through an opportunity for our students to see themselves in their learning environment.
Rockwood Director of Educational Access Dr. Colette Higgins presented the awards at the educators' schools on Oct. 8-10, giving colleagues and students the chance to celebrate this honor.
Congratulations to the following Rockwood educators!
Lisa Ackerman, Kathryn O'Kane and Rebecca Pearson, kindergarten, Westridge Elementary
Michelle Becker, preschool, Rockwood Early Childhood-Clarkson Valley
Jacob Branch, fourth grade, Eureka Elementary
Kendi Cunningham, Erin Hawker and Amanda Kreienkamp, first grade, Chesterfield Elementary
Michelle De Fabio, strings, Wild Horse Elementary
Mary Dimza, preschool, Rockwood Early Childhood-Eureka High
Laura Frisch, language arts; Ashley Harper, art; Sarah Hoang-Scave, language arts; Becky Vennemann, language arts; and Maria Stout, language arts, Rockwood South Middle
The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education has released the statewide Annual Performance Reports for the 2024-2025 school year. Rockwood scored 90.0 percent, up 2 percentage points from 2023-2024.
A number of Rockwood elementary and middle schools earned recognition in U.S. News & World Report's latest edition of Best K-8 Schools rankings, which were released Oct. 28.
Each year, Rockwood recognizes its support staff members who demonstrate outstanding service to the district, including bus drivers, nurses, secretaries, custodians, computer support personnel, classroom assistants, Special School District teachers and all the other Rockwood employees who serve our students and staff every day. This year, we received 113 Cornerstone nominations for 84 different support staff members.
Nov. 13 is now officially "Believe in Gianna Day" in the state of Missouri, honoring a Eureka High student who is inspiring others through her battle with Sanfilippo syndrome, a rare genetic disease that affects the central nervous system and other organs.
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