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Mandy Leslie Named PTS Teacher of the Year
Leslie, a special education teacher at Spring-Ford Area High School, was presented with the award at a special meeting today.
Spring-Ford special education teacher Mandy Leslie was in for a huge surprise when she came to the cafeteria on Wednesday for a meeting of her Ram Buddies group. Waiting for Leslie were all her kids, some of their parents, and other Spring-Ford staff, along with two representatives of Pediatric Therapeutic Services, a Conshohocken-based organization that serves special needs students in schools all over Eastern Pennsylvania. What Leslie didn't know was that Pam Hackett and Diana Fongheiser were there to tell her she'd been named PTS' Teacher of the Year. A teary-eyed Leslie also accepted a check for $5,000 from PTS that will go towards expanding and improving the SF Ram Buddies program. Leslie started a peer mentoring group at Spring-…
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8:55 pm on Thursday, January 24, 2013
Ms. Leslie, there should be 1000 thank you's to you and your efforts! Special Education is the toughest branch of education to be in. You are a leader. I wish my special needs child had a teacher like you during his school career. more ›