Mandy Truscott, Joel P Jensen Middle School

Feb 13, 2023, 1:30 PM | Updated: Feb 8, 2024, 1:06 pm

BY EMILY ASHMEAD

Assistant Promotions Director

Updated nomination: February 2023

“Mrs. Truscott is a reading teacher who puts in countless hours to help her students improve their reading ability. She works primarily with students who are below reading level and with students whose native language in not English. Her goal is to get each of her students reading on grade level while they are in her class. Each year, her students average about 3 years worth of reading improvement. Mrs. Truscott has a way of motivating her students to push themselves and reach their goals.”

-Tash Truscott

Original nomination: May 2022

“She puts in countless extra hours making lessons engaging and educational.”

-Tash Truscott

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