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Employee of the Month – Mrs. Briggs aka “Brigg” This month, we are incredibly proud to recognize Mrs. Briggs for her outstanding resilience, empathy, and dedication. Navigating a particularly complex […]
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Employee of the Year! – Mr. Osborne This school year, we are incredibly proud to recognize Mr. Osborne for his dedication and support. When an unexpected crisis hit and we […]
Happy School Principal Day to our Principal at Thrive, Dr. Barb Daugherty! As our school, Thrive MSSE Public Day School, is new, Dr. Daugherty has been an instrumental member of […]
Happy Teacher Appreciation Week to our amazing teachers! These professionals are exceptional special educators and we are very proud to work with them! Featured below we have Chloe Foppe (DHH […]
On April 22nd, we celebrated Administrative Assistant’s Day! Kristy Pfalzgraf, Shera Nail, Ingrid Watkins, McKennzie Clark, Tammy Burney, and Liz Reynolds are the wonderful ladies that keep our organization going. […]
Happy National OT month to our amazing Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapy Assistants at Therakids/Stepping Stones Group! From sensory to handwriting to zipping up coats- these amazing professionals help our […]
Celebrating Our Star Performers! Employee of the Month Ms. Gonzalez aka “G” Ms. Gonzales started with us later in the year and she always has a smile on her face […]
Happy Paraprofessionals Day to our AMAZING paraprofessionals. Shelby Nash, Nichole Robbins, and Alicia Gonzales have helped start Thrive from the ground up and have persevered through many challenges along the […]
Join us in celebrating, Ms. Nash, Thrive Employee of the Month! Ms. Nash stepped up and helped create a second classroom when it was needed. She learned new skills to […]
Staff at Thrive MSSE Public Day School wore pink yesterday, January 12th, to show support for Brody. Brody has had a tough cancer battle and district staff, students, and communities […]
Mid-State Special Education awarded 4 employees with the “Making a Difference Award”. This award is reserved for those who don’t just educate, but who inspire, who nurture, and who fundamentally […]
Staff and students at Thrive MSSE Public Day School have been having a lot of holiday fun! They had dress up days and even decked the halls with holiday cheer.
As we wrap up National School Psychology Week (Nov. 3-7) and look ahead to Illinois School Psychology week (Nov. 10-14), MSSE would like to thank our School Psychologists for their […]
Check out this article that Education Week wrote about April Wilson, our Teacher of the Visually Impaired. April highlights the important work she and those in her field does. She […]
On Friday, August 29th, MSSE staff met for their beginning of the year staff meeting. New staff members were introduced, updates for the year were provided, colleagues were able to […]
Welcome our new Thrive MSSE Public Day School Staff! Pictured are Jessica Wright- Teacher, Melissa Briggs- Teacher, Shawna Thole- Teacher, Kali Lane- Social Work Intern, McKennzie Clark- Secretary, Natasha Jackson- […]
Welcome to our new staff members! Pictured are Jessie Schneider, SLP for Litchfield and Vandalia districts, and Caitlin Gomez, Program Coordinator for St. Elmo, Brownstown, Mulberry Grove, and Ramsey. Welcome […]
Emma Reichert Campbell, BCBA, and Dana White, RBT, presented on DTI (Discrete Trial Instruction) on August 4th. Staff learned great techniques, tools, gained new resources, and best practices related to […]
Mid-State hosted their annual Year 1 Teacher Mentoring training on August 8th. All first year special education teachers working in our member districts and at Thrive attended this training. Brandy […]
Amanda Fritcher, MSSE Transition Specialist, and Keri Buscher, Vandalia District Program Coordinator, attended the Greater Fayette Chamber of Commerce for their August Chamber Lunch & Learn. They shared information regarding […]