Teacher Of The Week: Amy Stedje, Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School
Congratulations to this week s Teacher of the Week, Amy Stedje of Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School. Mrs. Stedje was nominated Nicole Molesky:
The hardships of having to educate online and adapt to these strange times is apparent to all of us. Teachers have had to learn on the fly as much as students, while writing curriculum so students don t miss out on required education. Mrs. Stedje s ability to adapt to students needs and keep a smile on her face throughout all the zoom meetings is beyond all expectations. She s available to help outside the required times of the school day and works hard on assisting students one-on-one throughout the weekends and late into weeknights. One of the many things that she does to go beyond the call of a math educator is weekly birthday treats. During the times of in session class, you d get a shoutout and a treat to celebrate. The loss of daily meetings has not stop
St. Cloud School Superintendent Willie Jett joined me on WJON. He says he is happy to say their 12 to 13 hundred District 742 staff and teachers received both doses of the Covid-19 vaccine. Jett says he is thankful to CentraCare and the state for making this opportunity available. Jett says they are transitioning middle school and high school students from a hybrid learning model to full in-person. Full in-person learning will begin on March 10th. Listen to our conversation below.
Jett says in-person learning has gone well of late for students and staff but moving to in-person learning has been the goal for the school district and he s happy they can get back to that. Jett says the option for distance learning for students can and will be an option in the future. I asked Jett how prom and graduation would be handled this year. He says they will follow the guidance from the state health department and CDC. Jett says that guidance could include a combination of a