“Mrs. Maples goes above and beyond as a 3rd grade dual immersion teacher at Welby Elementary. She has around 60 students in total because she oversees two different classes during the day. For each student she takes the time to take each of their pictures at holidays and give them a print of it. She makes each student feel special. She has implemented several outside-the-box learning implements in her classroom, one of which is seating which allows children to get their wiggles out and focus better during classroom instruction. Mrs. Maples also puts a stronger focus on the arts in her classroom than any other teacher I’ve had the experience of knowing.”

-Jennifer Jones