MCASE - MCEC Award Recipient Spotlight 2021

Yes I Can Awards

• Region 1. Rachel Ehinger 

 

• Region 3: Connor VanValkenburg 

• Region 4: Grace Talley 

 

• Region 5: Opal Besaw 

MCASE Awards 

• Special Education Teacher: Monica Thuesen

 

• General Education Teacher:  Megan Stratton

 

• Outstanding Administrator of Special Education : Dan Laughlin

 

• Lori Ruffier Legacy Award: Tess Thomas 

 

• MCASE Recognition for CASE nominations

New Administrator: Sara Novak
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
Director: Sara Cole                                                                                                                                                            

MCEC Awards

• MCEC Outstanding Leadership: Carra Palmer

• Public Service: Cheryl Russell

 

• Business: Albertsons of Anaconda

• Special Education Lifetime Achievement: Paula Schultz 

CSPD Awards

1.  PARAEDUCATOR OF THE YEAR

• Region 1 - Jessica Berwick

• Region 2 - No award presented

• Region 3 - Erin Koch

• Region 4 - Jane Harris

• Region 5 - Vanessa Lehnen

2.  PARAEDUCATOR/TEACHER TEAMS

• Region 1 - Tied between two teams:
• Para: Val Thompson and Special Ed Teacher: Jack Linquist

 

• Paras:  Alyssa Harrel, Lindsey Peplinski, Jill Amsler and Special Ed Teacher: Judy Bushman

• Region 2

• Paras Alma Terry, Cat Lopez, Brittany Sherburn, Cheryl Ostrum and Dick Thornton and Teacher Amy Terry

• Region 3

• Carrie Kluthe (Paraeducator), Maureen Culbertson (Title 1 Teacher), Marlene Deis (Principal)

• Region 4
• Jennifer O’Connor (Paraprofessional) and Agnes Adams (Teacher)

• Region 5

• Sylvia Leuhr, Michelle Cook, Lynn Marie Auburn, Dana Dortch & Terrin Gragert
  Liz Cummings (Teacher)