Three Apple Valley teachers, teacher assistant win state awards
Hendersonville Times-News
“Team Fortitude,” a teaching team of three eighth-grade teachers, and a teacher assistant from Apple Valley Middle School have been recognized by the North Carolina Association for Middle Level Education for their outstanding performance in middle level education.
The team - Ashley Ruzich, Jessica Reid and Donna Sargent - earned the NCMLE’s “2021 Teaching Team to Watch” award. Teacher assistant Haley Tatham earned the “2021 School-Based Personnel to Watch” award from the association, according to a news release from Henderson County Public Schools.
The awards are given annually. The team award is given to a group of school-based professionals who routinely collaborate to effectively support the overall growth and development of middle school students. The personnel award is given to a support professional that goes above and beyond to enhance middle level education for stu