It is with a mix of pride, joy and sorrow that I announce that Sarah Glover, our Instructional Coach and quasi Assistant Principal, has decided to take a job as the Director of Teacher Development at PEBC (Public Education and Business Consortium). I will personally miss Sarah tremendously. She has helped create an atmosphere of collaboration, continuous improvement and fun. Over the last 4 years Sarah has helped lead Professional Development, provided coaching for teachers and supported staff in numerous ways. She is an excellent educator who truly models the way when it comes to being reflective, diligent and putting students first. Working with her has certainly made me a better principal and I know that our entire staff would say that she has helped them become better teachers. I'd like to thank Sarah for all that she has done for Steele over the last 4 years; we are a better school because of her.

How do you replace someone like Sarah Glover...in the middle of the year...without causing a major disruption to the classes in the school? Luckily the talent pool in the Steele community runs deep and we have a plan that will keep Steele on pace to have another great year. I'd like to announce that Amy Roberts, who comes back from maternity leave in January, will be our Instructional Coach for the remainder of the school year.

This is Amy's 9th year in education and will be her 3rd at Steele. She was an intervention teacher at Steele for the last two years. In that role Amy displayed the ability to build strong relationships with students, parents and teachers. She collaborated with teachers to tailor her lessons to meet students' specific needs and was a resource for classroom teachers on how to meet the needs of all students. Erin Royer has been Amy's long-term sub for this semester and will stay on in this role. I'd like to enthusiastically welcome them to their new roles. I have observed Erin doing amazing work with her students and I know that the staff and I will benefit greatly from Amy's educational expertise.

Thanks for all you do-cheers Kevin

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