Tiffany Nayer - Thank you for helping me so out these last few months! Your guidance is greatly appreciative! You are a wonderful trainer and role model. From Amber Stucker

Julie Ivonye - Thank you for being the best advising partner! You make me laugh each day! We're an awesome team! From Stephanie Williams

Jackie Darden and Marcy Bloomfield - Thank you for all the extra time and effort you pour into our kids. You both are always impressive in your knowledge and true passion for education. I appreciate all your guidance in making sure our special needs students are getting everything they need. From Tiffany Nayar

Carie Johannsen - Thank you for presenting such a professional session during the Monday PD. Your information was excellent and will definitely help me boost engagement in my science lessons! From Tiffany Nayar

Amber Cooper - Thank you for always being so great to help with all the "stuff"! It's really amazing to have someone as great as you to work with daily. It makes getting up and coming to work amazing! From Naomi

Courtney Field - Thank you for being my buddy and vent partner and always being available to help! I am so thankful to be surround by such wonderful people that I get to call friends. From Malia

Angie Crow - Thanks for being such an amazing and patient lead! Your observation feedback is so encouraging and I love how you celebrate my classroom achievements as well as give me great ideas for assessing students. You are awesome! From Emily

Naomi Armstrong - Thanks for always being there to offer loads of help when I get bogged down! You are a serious team player and amazing teacher. We are so blessed to have you on our team. From Emily

Jennifer Pinkerton - Thank you for always coming up with and sharing creative ideas to reach our students!! From Tonya

Angie Crow - Thank you for being a great Lead! Always willing to guide me through anything I am struggling with! You are AMAZING!! from Tonya

Thank you to the entire sixth grade team who work tirelessly providing high quality and engaging instruction to our students. Parents are pleased and students are benefitting from all your expertise and problem solving tactics. Thanks, Angie Crow, for keeping us steered in the right direction! from Tiffany

Alison Gastin - Alison thank you so much for your support and awesome ideas! Also, the guinea pig girls love their Aunt Al!! from Jamie

Heather Morgan - I'm so happy you're a part of our team! Your slide contributions and ideas during data dig are so smart! And way to go finishing K12 Training! Now it gets fun! from Gina

Kim Vandever - Thank you for always making yourself available to check my slides for me and help me make sure they are easy to understand for the kids. from Malia

Mariana Ward - Mariana has been an amazing partner in teaching Spanish 1- when I was subbing for another teacher on top of our regular classes, she took up the slack. She has been amazing and supportive since I started at TOPS last year! from Marcie

Chante LaFountain - You have come in and shown off. :) Thank you so much for your hard work, dedication, and eagerness to be a part of the team! We are so thankful for you! from Heather

Keith Little - Thank you so much for all you do for our students and our team. We are grateful for you! :) from Heather

Allie Landry - Shout out to Allie Landry for being so flexible this semester and all the work you are doing to help the HS Advising team. from Aubrie

Kate Vela - Kate has been a stellar mentor to the new HS Advising team. She is always available to answer questions and hop into help. We appreciate all that you do to make this team successful! from Aubrie

Blanda - Spending your precious time with me on DDI. from Mia

Susan Hasz - Thank you for being such a wonderful teammate - I'm so lucky to get to work with you! :) from Amy

Kisha Marc-Charles and Nicole Johnson - Thank you Kisha and Nicole for being flexible and working hard to create a great experience for our students. You both have worked through all the issues presented and I appreciate it! from Crystal

Laurie Tweedle - Thank you for being such a team player--from creating a collaborative group across campuses, stepping in as the Electives Lead when needed--you are always being willing to help the MS team! I appreciate you! from Crystal

Amy Falco - Thank you for always asking the "how", "why", and "have you thought of" questions. It helps refine my thought process and is greatly appreciated! from Crystal

Nicole Johnson - Nicole is the perfect teammate! She is always willing to listen, share, and help when needed. I am so happy to be part of her team. from Kisha

Gina Shulse - A BIG THANKS to for all the Help and the Positive vibes she sends me everyday. from Heather

8th grade team - Gina, Heather, Jessica, Brandi, Casey, Jamie, Alison, Sarah, and Morgan - y'all are the BEST TEAM to work with! Thank you for all you do for our students and for our team! I am so thankful to get to work with you!

Jenn Bass - It has been great doing our content orientations together. from Jamie Buchanan

Jennifer Moore - I can't wait to work together in RTI. from Jamie Buchanan

Ashley Cummings - Thank you for the idea to send out video recordings ahead of CC. This has worked out very well!!! from Jamie Buchanan

Brandi Caddell - Thank you so much for all you are doing for the 8th grade math team and for me! I have fallen a little behind with all of the stuff going on with my kids, and you have stepped up to complete every task and fulfill every need when you see them! I am so thankful you are a part of the TOPS team!!! from Jessica

Megan Keeton - She has so much to do, but she never hesitates to help someone out. She's a go to for a lot of problems, and always as sweet as she can be about it. from Susan

Kate Vela - She has spent a lot of her time answering many of my little questions and I am so grateful. She let me sit in on 2-3 hours of her welcome calls when I first joined, also, which was a HUGE help! from Allie

Kendra McNatt - She has really shown what it's like to work with a great teammate. She often shares tips and tricks with me and helps me along the way with little tasks. from Allie

Ashley Spencer - She's always there to listen or to answer questions that I have, and is always encouraging and a source of tips! from Carla

Krista Timms - She is a life saver and is always there when I need her. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! from Tanya

Christiana Robinson - She is my Colorful Awesome Team Mate, I do not know what I would do with out her. Love and Light from Tanya

Krista Timms - She is always happy and willing to help me, no matter how big or small the issue! from Bethany

Joy - Always checking in on me to see how I am doing, and always has a joke to lift the spirits! from Bethany

Kimberly Wallace - Thank you for sharing your helpful and attractive resources with the other art teachers! from Robin

Ashley Spencer - Incredible support and leadership, always positive and willing to go above and beyond to offer her assistance. from Monica

Kristina Czekaj - Kristina has great ideas for engaging students in live class connects. She is fun to work with and contributes so much! from Lindsay

Aubrie Firebaugh - For going the extra mile to help me, a newbie! from Kempa

ELA Ladies - Being positve and always striving to do what is best for the students...I appreciate you all :) from Michelle

Lindsay Watts - amazing partner in crime to plan fun things with! thanks for patiently answering all of my questions too! from Kristina

Bethany Johnson - She is taking her rookie virtual year like a champ! from Zubi

Krista Timms - She is holding the Science team together! We couldn't do it without her! <3 from Zubi

Susan Norrell - Susan is doing a great job at building a relationship with her students. You can feel her heart coming through in her live CCs. from Emily

Micah Painter and Lindsay Watts - Thank you so much for helping me with D2L questions. You are both so knowledgeable and are always willing to help me out! I appreciate you! from Mariana

Candace Leatherbury - For being an awesome mentor/teammate/bright rainbow helping me learn ALL THE THINGS :) from Jessica

Emily Blankenship and Kathleen Moore - They both are brand new to our school this year, but dove in and immediately tried to help split the work between our team. They are continuing to make great strides for our courses and students. from Sarah

Ashley Spencer - I stop by with questions randomly and consistently and she always has an answer with a smile. from Amber

Juli Laechelin - She asks what methods I am using in class and she really wants to know the answer and talk through ways to make it even better. from Amber

Camille Henslee - Being a GIF expert! from Sherry

Advisors - I can't believe how many students I called this week that told me they had already talked with their advisor and had a plan for getting caught up. It was so great to hear! Advisors are awesome! from Lindsay

Micah Painter - Answering all my fifty million questions, about random stuff throughout the year so far! Just being a great positive lead (like all the leads). from Morgan

Micah Painter - Micah is a great lead! She is always so responsive and supportive. I appreciate her :) from Celisa

Karly Norrell - Your ICAN docs are amazing! from Becca

Micah Painter - Thank you for being supportive in general! You present thoughtful observations and questions, and always see the positive. :D from Robin

Juli Laechelin - Thank you so much for helping me out with some of my monthly tasks. Also, when we meet, our conversations are always positive and helpful! I appreciate you!!! from Ashley

Social Studies Team - Carla, Drew, Treshell, Michelle, Camille, Felisha, Amber, Sherry, and Monica.....I don't even know where to start!!! I am so thankful for each one of you! I see you helping one another in your teams and even outside your teams. You ask incredible questions and are focused on serving your students first and helping them succeed. You care about them and work tirelessly for them. Please know I am so proud to be your lead!!! from Ashley

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Join us for the Underdog Race this December! 15% of each registration is donated to Guide Dogs of America, which provide expertly matched guide dog partners to blind and visually impaired adults from the U.S. and Canada, instruction in how to work with the dog as a team, and a lifetime of support services – all at no cost.