Winning Teachers 2004
Staci Neuts
Special Education Teacher
Leamington District Secondary School
Leamington
We have in Staci Neuts a woman who steps happily into the most challenging classroom in Leamington District Secondary School.
Leading an “at-risk” class, Staci works with students with emotional, social and behavioural challenges. Her nominator, child and youth worker Mitchell Kay, says he’s learned plenty from Staci.
Staci puts herself out for others, never sees tasks as “not her job”, has a really special rapport with teenagers and knows how to use humour in her work.
In spite of the many challenges in her field, Staci’s dedication to the students has led this educator to undertake even more tasks.
She was involved in creating and implementing a Low Grade German youth program for Mennonite children in the community. She took certification courses for coaching hockey this year to allow some of her students get their 40 hours of community service by helping to run practices.
When a student was diagnosed with cancer, she took the team to a tournament for a Hospice he used.
And when another student was ill with a heart ailment, Staci routinely collected homework from all of his teachers, took it to the boy’s home and sat with him making sure he understood what was required with all of it before she left.
Staci also has two children of her own in whose lives she is very much involved.
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