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| The 2011 Nominees are: Kimberly Edmundson DeAnna Ely Cameron Gonzales Carol Gustafson Gwen Hanson Margie Hernandez Christine Komatsu Betty Jo Leauallen Cheryl Malet Jennifer Sweet Luann Sosa Deborah Walker Deborah Wiseman |
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| 2011 Conference September 30, & October 1, 2011 2011 Conference Registration DPS Exemplary Para Joyce Weaver/Bernie Jiron |
| 2011 Exemplary Para Nomination form 2011 Registration form Diana Wieger Exemplary Para D-12 |
| 2009 EXEMPLARY PARAS Left to right: Ivory Mitchell Vice President Diana Wieger-CMSD 12 Janie Johnson-Cao-DPS Joyce Weaver-DPS |
| DPS Exemplary Para Janie Johnson-Cao and DPS President Bernie Jiron |
What If ? Let’s suppose just for a moment, what if there weren’t any ESP What would become of our schools and where would education be If not for the dedication of each Education Support Professional How could our schools ever survive or even function at all For the bus driver wouldn’t be there to pick up children along the way The doors wouldn’t be unlocked, the lights on, or the buildings heated each day The aides wouldn’t be there to help those children with a special need Or the cooks wouldn’t have a hot and tasty meal ready for all to feed School security wouldn’t be there to watch over the children with care Each child’s records wouldn’t be the secretary’s load to bear The computers would crash without the technician to keep them up to date And not for the maintenance personnel, one can only guess the school’s fate And there are many more that give so much, each in a different capacity For to each ESP, education is far more than just another job or utility Education is each child’s future, the hope and prayers of our nation For that future, each day, ESP give their work, love, and dedication Dave Arnold (Dave Arnold, a member of the Illinois Education Association, is a custodian at Brownstown Elementary School in Southern Illinois. |
