A Supportive Team Makes a Difference!
Our own Karen Bulbuk was awarded our district's Support Person of the Year on March 30. She was completely surprised, and her family was able to join us. Mrs. Bulbuk is "that" person. You know the type--always happy, super flexible, a master at reading the room and understanding what needs to be done--behind the scenes. Mrs. Bulbuk is a paraprofessional in our district. Her primary responsibility is to help support students with special needs. In reality, she does so much more. A student Mrs. Bulbuk started helping in 2002 joined us for the special reveal. He told Mrs. Bulbuk's family and me why he continues to stay in contact with Mrs. Bulbuk after so many years. I've paraphrased that story here: "When I came to this school district as an elementary student, I didn't speak any English, and I struggled to learn to read. In fact, I'm dyslexic. Mrs. Bulbuk taught me hand signals I could use to communicate with her. ...