               Marietta Morgan, EVSC data specialist, has been named the recipient of the October Cause for Applause employee recognition award.
Earlier this school year a bus driver had inquired as to if the corporation had any Spanish materials she could use to better communicate with the Hispanic students that ride her bus. Director of Professional Development for Classified Staff Heather Wilson, went to Marietta and asked her for input as Marietta, whose native language is Spanish, works with the English Learner services in the schools.
Marietta created and led a Spanish class for bus drivers that taught them the basics of the language and provided the English to Spanish translation of words and phrases they might use in their position. As the teacher of the classes, Marietta was able to touch on the Spanish culture and some of the differences between the countries who speak Spanish. According to Wilson, who nominated her for the award, Marietta was “warm, open and made the class feel at ease.â€
Wilson also commented that teaching Spanish classes to bus drivers is definitely not in Marietta’s job responsibilities, but she volunteered because she knew it would make an impact on our students and employees.
Anyone can nominate an employee of the EVSC for the award. Deadline for nominations is the third Friday of each month. Go to http://www.evscschools.com/community/nominate-evsc-employees-exemplary-work for the nomination form. Paper forms are available at the schools for those without access to the Internet.
