Kelly Educational Staffing Names Substitute Teacher of the Year

National Teacher Appreciation Day serves as a reminder to schools, parents and the community to honor and appreciate the daily contributions teachers make to students’ lives. In celebration, Michelle Pendleton has been selected by Kelly Educational Staffing (KES®), a specialty service of Kelly Services®, as the “Connecticut Substitute Teacher of the Year” for the 2017-18 school year. Michelle Pendleton, a substitute teacher at Windsor High School, in the Windsor School District, is being recognized for outstanding performance and service as a KES substitute teacher.

KES field managers have nominated employees across the U.S. for this honor. Eligible substitute teachers need to have strong performance records in addition to being recommended by school leaders. As a state winner, Mrs. Pendleton was honored at a special recognition ceremony and presented with a bonus through the Kelly Kudos award program. The local Kelly team announced the award in a ceremony at WHS, together with Superintendent Craig Cooke, Dr. Terrell Hill and Human Resources staff, Principal Oyunde and his WHS leadership team.

“Substitute teachers work incredibly hard to ensure students are gaining the skills, knowledge and confidence to be successful in school and beyond,” said Eileen Candels, Vice President for KES in Greater Hartford and Springfield regions. “We want to honor our substitute teachers by recognizing their exemplary performance through our annual awards program. This is a unique opportunity to show our appreciation for the positive impact they have made in educational communities across the country. We are so grateful and proud of Michelle’s many contributions to student learning, and appreciate celebrating her accomplishments together with our Windsor School partners.”

As the nation’s leader in education talent management, KES provides an extensive staffing solution that includes recruiting, screening, orientation/training, scheduling, quality control and retention of qualified instructional and non-instructional staff. KES currently has more than 55,000 active substitute teachers in its talent pool.

KES partners with Windsor Public Schools for hiring needs, training, and ongoing support for substitute teachers and substitute paraeducators. To learn more about substitute teaching opportunities in Windsor or the Greater Hartford area, please contact the KES office at (860-674-1710).

About Kelly Educational Staffing
Kelly Educational Staffing® (KES®), a specialty service of Kelly Services® (Nasdaq: KELYA, KELYB), is the first staffing provider to develop a comprehensive education talent management solution. Launched in 1997, KES partners with more than 7,055 public, private and charter schools across 35 states. In addition, KES provides schools with quality substitute teacher staffing and management, in addition to after school program staffing, and the staffing of non-instructional positions such as custodians, cafeteria employees, administrative assistants, and school nurses. More than 3 million classrooms are filled by a KES substitute teacher each school year. Visit www.kellyeducationalstaffing.com for more information.

About Windsor Public Schools:
Windsor Public Schools serves nearly 4,000 students in the community of Windsor, Connecticut, a town located in north central Connecticut between Hartford and Springfield, Massachusetts. Windsor Public Schools is comprised of six schools: Oliver Ellsworth School, Poquonock School, Clover Street School, John F. Kennedy School, Sage Park Middle School, and Windsor High School. The mission of Windsor Public Schools is to develop the genius in every child and create life-long learners. For more information about the Windsor Board of Education and any of its schools, please visit www.windsorct.org.