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Barbara Barbour's nominator wishes to remain anonymous.

Ms. Barbour was a special education teacher at Hartland Elementary School for 3 years, and has spent 26 years in the Windsor Southeast Supervisory Union.

"I remember visiting her class one day, and there was a new student from another country, or maybe another state, who had just moved to Windsor," the nominator said. "She put this student in a prominent desk, so they would get a lot of attention, which made that student feel accepted. I remember when she explained to me that it would give this student a good start."

Ms. Barbour was vice president of the Vermont National Education Association and has served in national committees in Washington as well. Now, she substitute teaches at Hartland Elementary School every chance she gets.

"When I introduce myself in the area, I run into many of her former students who share fond memories of her," the nominator said. "For many years, she has led a charity in making sure less fortunate families have gifts for the holidays. I don't know how many families they serve, but I do know that they help families in neighboring towns as well. She is a proud mother of a son, a daughter and three granddaughters."

sheila Posted over a year ago

Barbara's resume is as follows. Barbara has twenty-six years experience as a classroom teacher, including three years as fourth grade teacher, twenty -one years as seventh and eighth grade math and social studies teacher, and two years as teacher support and resource room teacher. Core Qualifications -Classroom management for diverse populations -Active participation in curriculum development -Strong collaborator -Experience working with students with special needs and ESL -Experience with instructional design Effectively work with parents, board, staff, and general public -Experience with special-needs students -Behavior-modification techniques -Performance assessments -Critical thinking Achievements *Active participation in creating and implementing a middle school program recognized as a state-wide model. *Presenter of Vermont's special education laws, portfolio assessment and statewide competencies at national conferences. *Participation in National Professional Teaching Standards pilot program. *Recipient of UVM Outstanding Vermont Teacher Award-1990 *Recipient of Vermont-NEA Human and Civil Rights Award-1998 *Served on Vermont School Approval teams Professional Experience Substitute teacher September (2007 to June 2018 Hartland Elementary School-Hartland Vermont) Teacher resource and support. (September 2005 to June 2007- Windsor, Vermont) 7th & 8th grade math teacher (September 1984 to June 2005- Windsor, Vermont) Fourth Grade classroom Teacher (Windsor, Vermont September 1981 to June 1984- Windsor, Vermont) Education and Training Castleton State College 1992 School Administration Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies Castleton State College 1987 Castleton, Vermont Special Education Masters Johnson State College 1981 Johnson, Vermont Elementary Education BS Community Involvement Chair - St. Francis of Assisi Parish Council (6 yrs) St. Francis Giving Tree coordinator (7yrs) Chair - State Department of Corrections Repairative Board. Windsor (10 yrs) Justice of the Peace and Chair or the Board of Civil Authority-Hartland 10+ yrs) Mount Ascutney Hospital Foundation Board member (3 yrs) National Education Association Human and Civil Rights Committee-Washington DC (5 yrs) Affiliations Vermont National Education Association Member I would also like to add that Barbara lost her beloved husband of fifty one years of marriage in 2017. They have two awesome children and three wonderful grand daughters. Barbara has always gave of herself to others and now she finds herself in need of a hand up. Please consider her as the awesome person we all know. She also helped me when I was diagnosed with a lifetime illness, and has continued to be there whenever I need. Thank you in advance for her consideration for the life changer of the year award! Sheila

LifeChanger of the Year Nominee Profile

Barbara Barbour

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sheila Posted over a year ago