Employee of the Month

Heather Gupton began her teaching career at WCES as a student teacher 27 years ago and has taught at WCES ever since. She has taught Title 1 (intervention), Transition first grade and second grade. She has taught first grade for the last nine years. Ms. Heather is very soft-spoken and rarely raises her voice. Her calmness and caring nature set the tone of the classroom. She uses various strategies when teaching in order to meet each student's need and she encourages them to put these strategies in their "strategy toolbox" for future use. Ms. Heather sets high expectations for her students (both academic and behavioral) and her students strive to meet those expectations for her