Lighting the Way for Excellence Award
ASHPAC appreciates the dedication of our educational staff in Ashland and all they do for students who are unique learners. ASHPAC recognizes some of these outstanding people through our Lighting the Way for Excellence Award. We call for parents who have children on an IEP or 504 to nominate one staff member that has developed a special relationship and connection with their child and has been instrumental in helping their child enjoy school, have full access to their curriculum and reach toward his/her full potential. Parents send their nominations at the end of the school year upon request and briefly stating why they would like to nominate this staff member. The awards are announced in June and the following September. ASHPAC publicly thanks the group by inviting them to our September Meet the Administration workshop and by presenting them with a certificate of appreciation. We may use an excerpt from the nomination at the awards night. Only ONE staff member per person can be nominated and, in an effort to acknowledge many of Ashland’s tremendous staff members, it cannot be someone who received the award the previous year. See below for the previous nominees.
2017
ASHLAND PRESCHOOL
Tricia Tomaso, Special Education TeacherHENRY E. WARREN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Sara Davidson, Special Education Team Chair Amy Mann, Speech & Language Pathologist Jennifer Temple, First Grade TeacherDAVID MINDESS SCHOOL
Lynette Bowen, Special Education Teaching Assistant Kim Connor, Third Grade Teacher Joseph Mespelli, Special Education Teaching Assistant Kerrie Otipoby, Board Certified Behavior AnalystASHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL
Jennifer Caputo, Special Education TeacherASHLAND HIGH SCHOOL
Holly LeBlanc, Special Education Teacher Len Rabinowitz, Social Studies Teacher2016
ASHLAND PRESCHOOL
Rachael Grolman, Special Education Teacher
HENRY E. WARREN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Jane Guiney, Speech & Language Pathologist Erika Zipse, Special Education TeacherDAVID MINDESS SCHOOL
Cassia Ashman, Special Education Teacher Becky Knox, Dually Certified Special Education Teacher Portia Pisello, Special Education Inclusion Teacher Christian Robinson, ABA ParaprofessionalASHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL
Jackie Long, Special Education Teacher Jake Smith, Title I Math TeacherASHLAND HIGH SCHOOL
Jonathan Parker, Special Education Teacher Heather Smith, School Psychologist2015
WILLIAM PITTAWAY SCHOOL
Christina Wright, Speech/ Language pathologistHENRY E. WARREN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Sheila Mangan, Educational Support Personnel Carolyn Mulvey, Dually Certified Special Education Teacher Megan Pacheco, Special Education Teacher Kate Thompson, Educational Support PersonnelDAVID MINDESS SCHOOL
Kyle Cacciapaglia, Special Education Teacher Kristin Gazard, General Education Teacher ASHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL Lauren Flynn, Special Education Teacher, Inclusion Teacher Sharon Remsen, Special Education Teacher, Inclusion TeacherASHLAND HIGH SCHOOL
Erin Benham, Special Education Teacher Holly Leblanc, Special Education Teacher DISTRICT WIDE Sharon Ames, Speech/Language Pathologist Wendy Schneider, Certified Occupational Therapist Assisstant Kathy Silva, Director of Student Services2014
PITTAWAY SCHOOL Eva Luther, Special Education Teacher WARREN SCHOOL Jenna Mastroianni, Special Education Teacher Monique Smith, Educational Support Personnel MINDESS SCHOOL Kathleen Evans, Special Education Teacher Sheila Fiandaca, Neighborhood Teacher Amanda Walker, Guidance Counselor ASHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL Jennifer Caputo, Special Education Teacher Michele Stanislawzyk, Special Education Teacher ASHLAND HIGH SCHOOL Heather Smith, Psychologist DISTRICT WIDE Tricia Davis, Physical Therapist