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Matt Sullivan, Superior Board of Education president, recognizes Mackenzie Trumble as the Teacher of the Quarter. Trumble is a speech-language pathologist who works with Superior preschool and early elementary students. She was nominated for the award by Jodi Fierstien, elementary school principal. Fierstien said, "She collaborates well with classroom teachers and specialists and has been a mentor for new special education teachers, making her a valuable member of our SPED team. She is also willing to put in the extra time necessary to meet the needs of a large case load of students. What I especially admire about Mrs. Trumble is the amazing work she's done over the past year with several select students. The scope of practice in speech-language pathology covers a breadth of special needs. These students all have low-incidence disabilities, therefore she had not yet had previous experience in those areas. In order to meet their unique needs, she actively sought out professional development, found additional resources and learned to implement new therapy techniques. As a result, these students have made tremendous progress and even surpassed expectations! Our students are so fortunate to have her as their speech-language pathologist."