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Welcome to Fairfield City Schools Online |
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| Teachers of the Year 2007-2008 |
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| JIM YATES AND LINDA NAPIER |
| For the first time, the Teacher of the Year in the Fairfield City School District is not an individual teacher, but a teaching team. |
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| Linda Napier and Jim Yates
were named Teacher of the Year for the 2007-08 school year during
the district’s Opening Day meeting in August. Announcing the
award at the meeting is a long tradition in the district. The meeting
is the only occasion each year when the nearly 700 teachers in the
district are all together. |
| Napier and Yates have
been a teaching team for 17 years. They teach students with multiple
handicaps. They’re based in Fairfield Intermediate School. |
| At the meeting, Superintendent Cathy Milligan read some of the statements from the nominations Napier and Yates had received: |
| “Their respect and
passion for the kids is incredible.” |
| “You haven’t
seen differentiation until you see these two do it.” |
| “They are the perfect
example of where one plus one is much more than two.” |
| “They bring in students from the rest of the building to work with their kids. They have actually created careers….some
of those students they brought into their classroom are now adults
who went on to be teachers of disabled students.” |
| “They are in touch with every student’s
family, every day, often two times per day.” |
| “Just walking into
their room, you can feel the warmth.” |
| “They are so eager
to provide a multitude of experiences for their kids. They are always
pushing to have their kids included. In fact, they actually make
every effort to showcase them.” |
| “They have loved
and cared for their students unceasingly for years, in a setting
which would have quickly burned most of us out.” |
| “Jim and Linda have worked together, without much public acclaim, for 17 years,” said Milligan. “I am so happy they will finally get the recognition of which they are so deserving. But I also know it’s not why they do it…they
do it for the kids, not for themselves.” |
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Upcoming Events
Key Dates
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School Offices Reopen- Thursday, Aug. 14
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First Day of School - Thursday, Aug. 28
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