CCSD : Meet A 2021 CCSD Teacher Of The Year: Maggie Power Of Tippens EC!

Press release from Cherokee County School District:

February 12, 2022

Our teachers are amazing, which is why we share the story of a school’s Teacher of the Year every week ... please help us celebrate 2021 Tippens Education Center Teacher of the Year Maggie Power!

Tippens Education Center 2021 Teacher of the Year Maggie Power’s students are small, but face big challenges.

As a teacher for elementary school students struggling with emotional and behavioral issues, Ms. Power teaches children who can be physically aggressive and threatening to others and themselves.

Calling upon her experience as a 16-year educator, Ms. Power helps students overcome these behaviors to make academic, emotional and social progress and potentially return to their regular CCSD school.  Through her development and use of a daily morning meeting, students better learn new coping skills, set goals and grow together as a class.

“We were at a loss with what to do with him in school,” one parent shared about her son, who has high-functioning autism and severe anxiety that made classroom success seem impossible. “Mrs. Power seemed to know exactly what to do.  We immediately saw a change in him, and were amazed at how quickly it happened.”  

As a result of Ms. Power’s expert care, the mom said, her son now is back in his regular CCSD school and flourishing.  “We consider her a part of our family.”  

In her own words: “I strive to go that extra mile and make connections with parents so they feel like they are working with someone and not against them.”

Special thanks to our 2021 Legacy Makers: CCSD Teachers of the Year Celebration's Presenting Sponsors: Cherokee County Educational Foundation, Credit Union of Georgia, Northside Hospital Cherokee and Shottenkirk Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram of Canton. 
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This press release was produced by Cherokee County School District. The views expressed here are the author’s own.