Mrs. Jennifer Moran, a Wayne Trace Payne Elementary Special Education Teacher, has been selected as the Ohio Lottery Partners in Education Teacher of the Month for Region 2. The Partners in Education Teacher of the Month award recognizes outstanding K-12 teachers and faculty for their excellence in the classroom, leadership, creativity and community involvement and dedication on behalf of Ohio students.
Mrs. Moran was nominated because she has been instrumental in creating a new special education program that meets the functional needs of her students. She has not only created life skills lessons for her students that include food preparation, cooking, serving and clean up, but she has created an outreach program for them to connect with the community. Each month, her class visits the local assisted living residential home to spend time playing games with the residents. They also visit the the local food bank to help set up for the community food distribution. In addition, each week her class manages and distributes the Blessings for Raiders weekend food program to students at Payne Elementary. Mrs. Moran has been awarded a Certificate of Excellence, a $50 VISA gift card, Ohio Lottery Partners in Education merchandise, and her name recognized on the Ohio Lottery’s web site.
