Teachers recognized at school board meeting

Two Lake Roosevelt Elementary School teachers were recognized for their efforts before the school board at its meeting Monday night.

Third-grade teacher Jessica Tufts and fourth-grade teacher Alissa Seaver were each highlighted in the "Superintendent's Spotlight" for those who go "above and beyond" for the district.

Superintendent Rod Broadnax said he stops by their classrooms every day. "Students are engaged, students are learning," he said.

The two were responsible for organizing the recent winter concert that was the first the district has had since the covid emergency started.

"They're doing a wonderful job, and why not praise our teachers?" Broadnax said. "They're the ones in the trenches" who "have to get the test scores and deal with the behaviors that we are dealing with in the time that we live in now."

Each got a certificate recognizing their hard work and dedication, plus a $50 gift card from the Broadnax and gift cards to the Teepee.

Thank you so much for organizing that concert," added Principal Lisa Lakin. "It was what the community needed at that time."