Tristan Pedersen, Cook Elementary School

“Ms. Pedersen has an enthusiastic personality that is contagious. Day after day she is in the classroom using her love for learning to transform the ordinary into the extraordinary. Personally she has changed our family forever. She has taken the time to help our son who was just below grade level reading, at the start of the school year and one who struggled to write, to a student who is at the top. Her love, passion, and caring has changed our son. Ms. Pedersen took the time to get to know our son and what could be the reason for his struggles. She has continued to watch and recognize ways to help him succeed even more. She is constantly learning and researching better ways to teach and empower her students.”

“Talking with parents of past students she has had they only have positive things to say. She is blessing the lives of each and every student she teaches.”

-Jessica