Congratulations to Ms. Laura Monahan on being named the April 2024 FCPS CARES Region 4 Recipient of the Month, presented by the FCPS Department of Human Resources.

The FCPS CARES Program allows parents, staff, and community members to recognize FCPS employees for going above and beyond to help others and show they care. We invite you to submit your story below so we can all acknowledge the good work of FCPS employees.

Below is the write-up submitted by Ms. Paula Williams & Ms. Jessica Jesiolowski, colleagues at Terra Centre Elementary.

Laura is the second-grade team lead. She does a fantastic job of communicating all staff information to our team. Laura has a natural intuition for knowing exactly what her students need. She goes above and beyond to scaffold instruction for students who need additional support. Additionally, she has initiated multiple extension groups and plans activities for them.

Laura is an amazing teacher and teammate. She cares deeply about all students, whether they are on her roster or not. For instance, she pulls students from every second-grade class who are not already receiving an additional service to provide extensions and extra teacher Facetime. She even volunteers her limited lunch and planning time to mentor a former student. She holds her students to high but attainable expectations, and she’s constantly “emptying her cup” to fill up her students’ cups! Laura perfectly embodies a caring educator!

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