Mary Jo Boutwell
Position: Third Grade Teacher
School: West Bainbridge Elementary School
School District: Decatur County School District
City, State: Bainbridge, GA
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Mary Jo Boutwell was nominated by a colleague who wished to remain anonymous.
Ms. Boutwell is a very kind and compassionate person. She puts the needs of her students above all else. She is most conscientious, and she always does her very best to be sure that all of her bases are covered. Ms. Boutwell is always willing to share any information that she may have to help her colleagues improve their classroom practices. She demonstrates a true commitment to excellence. For these reasons and more, Ms. Boutwell is a LifeChanger!
After meeting Mrs. Bout well for the first time, I knew I was going to love her. She worked very hard with and for her students. After the year was over, I wanted her to move forward to the next grade with my daughter. She really do deserve this award.
Mrs Boutwell is an amazing teacher!! She really does care for each of her students! She was always a phone call or email away if I needed any help with my son. She is so patient and kind!! She deserves the life changer title for sure!!! Thank You Mrs. Boutwell for being a blessing in our lives! ??
I've known Mary Jo at least 20 years. She is a life changer to everyone she meets not just the children she teaches. She is very open minded, accepts all people and changes and says "let's get to work". Very deserving of this title.
Mary Jo is definitely a life changer! She is always willing to help with any worthwhile organization, such as Relay for Life.
Her students love and admire her. It really shows that she loves teaching.
When I first met Mary Jo Boutwell, I knew she was a perfect fit for our school. She was energetic and dedicated to the profession that she loved. She walked into her new classroom just a few days before classes began and went to work. From that first day she gave everything she had to her students to make sure they were learning what they needed to learn and that they felt loved during the process. I watched her not only change the lives of the students in her class, but the lives of all students at our school. Even though Mary Jo has moved on to another school, she is still greatly missed by all. She is most definitely the definition of a life changer.
It was only a matter of time before Mary Jo was nominated for this award. Mary Jo is defiantly a life changer. She not only has a "life changing" effect on her students, but she affects everyone around her in the same way. She is a truly genuine person who will do anything for her students, family, friends, and community. Congratulations on this well deserved nomination, Mary Jo !
Mary Jo is Superwoman! I met her in college during our undergraduate studies andrecognized right away how passionate she was about education, her family, friends, and her community. Her standards for her students are high and her standards for herself are higher. It's no surprise that she's been nominated for this award. She takes huge pride in her work and makes it her mission to change lives daily. That's who she is, not only as a teacher, but as a person. She is the teacher our students deserve. I am proud to call her a partner in education and a friend. Congratulations on the nomination, my friend! You deserve it! ??
Mary Jo Boutwell definitely changes the lives of the students she teaches! Mary Jo gives of herself tirelessly so that she reaches each students' individual needs. Students feel safe, cherished, and challenged in her room. Learners are guided to reach their fullest potential while celebrating their accomplishments, finding understanding in their differences, as well as learning what a true school family encompasses. Mary Jo Boutwell consistently changes the lives of her students for the better.
I worked with Mrs. Boutwell for several years, a teacher that all students learned math such an easy way they left her class blooming everyday she is a wonderful teacher. Mrs. Boutwell I will say you are a life changer of the year believe me you will be change GO MARY JO BOUTWELL!
I met Mary about 5 years ago. I was moved by her caring spirit and compassion for others. I started an organization to help individuals in domestic violence situations and she jumped right in to help. She has been a great asset to my organization with her innovative ideas and eagerness and desire to help. She has done more than I can ask. She goes over and beyond. I truly love an admire her.
Mary Jo and I taught next door to each other for 3 years. She loved her students and they always felt safe and secure. Mary Jo was exceptional at differentiating with my ESOL students and teaching them to be successful and to be self-motivated. Even after Mary Jo began teaching in another county, she would come back to visit her teacher friends and former students. Mary Jo will always have my best wishes ??
Most teachers change at least one persons life in their years of teaching but to change all your students lives is pretty rare! A well deserved title for Mary Jo.
The definition of a life changer is Mary Jo Boutwell. I had the privilege of teaching with her for 3 years. I would not have made it through my first year of teaching without her. She gave me good advice throughout and never let me give up when I wanted to. She always looks on the bright side and can make any negative situation into a positive one. As for all of the children's lives she has changed.... that number is too many to count. She gives her students her all everyday and really cares for each one. For the students who try to test her, she opens her arms even wider until she builds a good relationship with them. From her classroom management skills to her warm hugs, her students have no choice but to succeed. Any student who has Mary Jo as a teacher is extremely lucky because she is full of inventive ideas to get her students excited about learning. I can't think of better candidate for life changer of the year. Mary Jo Boutwell: caring, hard-working, creative, friendly, outgoing, go-getter.... LIFE CHANGER!
My mom is a truly inspirational hard working teacher. She does her absolute best to make sure each and every student is where they need to be having the right positive mind set in and out of the classroom. She has changed many lives in the classroom. She is truly a "life changer". She sets a good positive example of what the meaning "good teacher" is.
Mary Jo Boutwell is definitely a life changer! Her determination and perseverance to change careers in order to positively contribute to education is to be admired. She sets high expectations not only for herself but for her students. She provides the support and encouragement students need to reach their full potential. Our young people are in great hands with Mary Jo Boutwell!
Mary Jo is a delightful, committed educator. She puts the best of herself into her lessons and changes lives not only with an enriching curriculum but a heart for each student she teaches. Mary Jo is definitely a "life changer", every day in every way.
Mrs Boutwell is a very good teacher ; and i love fact that she cares for the students
Mrs. Boutwell is the prime example of the positive impact a loving and caring teacher has on her students as well as the parents. I'm so thankful for Mrs. Boutwell because regardless to how much help my son needed she was always willing and ready to help. She was so patient with my son and when ever I needed help regardless day, night, weekends, or during the Summer she has always been ready and available to help. Mrs. Boutwell is long over due for this LifeChanger award and I'm so blessed to have known her. Thank you Mrs. Boutwell for all that you do to help empower your students and parents.
I have only known Mary Jo for a short time, but in that time it didn't take me long to realize how caring and willing to help others she is. If you need something, she is always willing to lend a helping hand. She also goes above and beyond for her students, as well.
Mary Jo what an honor this is for me to be able to finally say not only are you a wonderful teacher but an excellent parent volunteer. My last student council trip was one of the best because of you. You never said "no" to a car wash, dance, Poinsettia sale or any other fundraiser to help make our trip the great success it was. Thank you so much!
Mrs. Boutwell is very passionate about teaching! I love to see her embrace her students as they're dismissed. We all know that it's the little things that go a long way. She's definitely a life changer!
Well deserved honor for Mary Jo.
Can't think of a more deserving person
I believe Mrs. Boutwell deserve this award because of her kind spirit and passion for her career.
I was walking down the hall one afternoon and I observed Mrs. Boutwell telling each of her students that she loved them while giving them with a big hug. That warmed my heart not only because I knew she meant it but also because I'm sure there was a child that needed to hear those words.
Mrs. Boutwell. Is a great kind lovely teacher. Loves her kids always going out of her way to make sure the kids get what they need. Well deserved
I worked with Mary Jo for three years at Northside Elementary School. She is expectionally smart and works tirelessly with her students and colleagues to make the school envionment a better place!! She truly deserves this recognition and so much more!!! Keep working your magic Mary Jo!!! I am so proud to call you my friend!!
Mrs. Boutwell is so deserving of this honor! I was one of the administrators at the elementary school where she previously taught. Each and every day her students knew they were loved by her. This school has a high hispanic population & is 90%+ economically disadvantaged. But the students made marvelous academic gains, & I truly believe it was due to Mrs. Boutwell. She truly cared about them and their success! She is one in a million!
Mrs. Boutwell is a life changer indeed! She taught my Kaleb this school year. She has helped him come out of his shell and feel more confident is his abilities as a student. He looked forward to seeing her smiling face everyday! Kaleb has had challenges all year long and Mrs. Boutwell was there every step of the way to help and encourage him. She always went above and beyond by sending notes home and making personal phone calls to check on Kaleb. We love you Mrs. Boutwell!
When I think of Mrs. Boutwell I couldn't think of a more deserving teacher for such an award. She taught at the school my children attend. My kids never had the chance to be in her class as students but encountered her often throughout campus. She was always admires by her students and from her kind welcoming spirit my kids began to love her. Everyone morning my daughter was welcomed with a hung and it meant the world to her. I can remember the day she informed us she would be moving. Even though it was great for her. We were all heartbroken. Especially since my kids would have been in her grade. To this day she checks on them and stays in touch and even after a year they still talk about her and ask to check out her page or ask me to check. With all that great teachers are not always the case. Well those that go beyond and allow their kids to be themselves and experience love of someone who is not family. I can't thank her enough for the impression she mad on my kids and we look forward to reading and hearing about all her success to come. Well deserved.
Mary Jo is dedicated to helping all students achieve and excel regardless of their life circumstances. She's a wonderful teacher.
An exceptional teacher who brings out the best in all of her students.
This teacher put her student above all else being at work at 7:30 and most days not leaving until after 5:00, her students are "my kids" . She truly has what it takes, a passion for what she does.
Such a wonderful & kindhearted person!! She deserves this award & more!!!
Mrs. Boutwell has been an wonderful edition to our school. She is always to help in anyway that she can. She truly is a Life Changer!
I'm blessed to call this beautiful lady my friend! She goes above and beyond for those around her. She is most definitely a LifeChanger!
She does this and so much more for every person in her life! Her students are truly loved.
So proud of Mary Jo. She is a Life Changer inside the classroom and out.
Mary Jo is a dedicated teacher that loves her students, sets boundaries for her students, expects them to succeed in all they do. She is the teacher you want your child to have. She molds young minds , believes in them and above all expects them to believe that they can accomplish and conquer anything they set their minds
to. She is a natural life changer.
I have only worked with Mrs. Boutwell for a couple of years and the years I have worked with her have been great! She is very deserving of this award. She works hard to make sure that her students have the best education. She is a team player and wants the very best for West Bainbridge Elementary.
I've had the joy of working next for to Mrs. Boutwell this past year! She has brought so much to our school and I'm thankful for the friendship we share. She's a wonderful co-worker who always brings new ideas to our gradelever meetings! She is very deserving of this award!
So glad this wonderful teacher joined WBE!!!! She is truly a LifeChanger!
I've known Mary Jo for quite some time now. Even though it's been several years since our meeting face to face, I know where she comes from and I know she's a good hearted young woman whom I'm very proud of the Lady she's turned out to be. Samantha Hurst
