Kathy Murphy shows her love for the students of Horace Mann every day by being prepared.
She shows her love by arriving at school quite early most days, to ready the special needs classroom, both in terms of materials and the game plan for the day. She is mindful of the communication, social, and academic needs of students, making sure she understands the many tasks she will attend to during the day to help students learn.
Kathy Murphy shows her love by every day by being prepared to support students with and without disabilities. Whether in the cafeteria, on the playground or in general education classrooms for inclusion, Kathy focuses sharply on opportunities to facilitate positive interactions among diverse students. We appreciate her artful mix of high expectation and plenty of support!
Kathy Murphy shows her love every day by keeping safety first. She is attentive to our building’s safety protocols and the medical needs of the students she serves. She also has made it a point to continue her own education, especially, but not limited to aspects of physical and mental well-being.
It is due to this last area of preparation that we honor Kathy Murphy this evening. She conscientiously put her knowledge, skill and love into action by implementing what she had learned in a district CPR course. She successfully performed the Heimlich maneuver on our student, re-opening his airway.
We are so thankful that Kathy Murphy shows her love for the students at Horace Mann every day by being prepared.
Following those remarks, Mrs. Murphy (with characteristic humility) thanked her classroom team (Mrs. Cheryl Smolen and Mrs. Beth Sayler) as well as School Nurse, Katy Corrigan.
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| Horace Mann Principal Merritt Waters, Kathy Murphy and Ed Favre, Board of Education President |
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