Congratulations to Angie Taylor, our Employee of the Month for March!

Congratulations to Angie Taylor, our Employee of the Month for March!

Angelia Taylor began working in our Head Start program in 2015, following two very active years as a Head Start volunteer. Over the past 10 years she served as a Nutrition Aide, Teacher Aide, and Teacher Assistant at the old Jordan and Baldwinville classroom sites. Last month, shortly after those sites were combined at our new location in Baldwinsville, she became the front desk Administrative Assistant at our Merrick site.

Angie’s years of knowledge and experience, as well as her ability and motivation to learn new things, have helped her excel in all of her various Head Start roles, and they have benefited the many people she has built relationships with along the way, by filling in wherever needed or providing technical assistance or just listening and offering some very appreciated advice. As one of her supervisors commented: “She sets her goals high and is someone staff looks up to for help and guidance.”

Congratulations and thanks to Angelia Taylor, our Employee of the Month for March!

Photo: Employee of the Month Angelia Taylor (center) with Merrick site supervisor Lynette Durkin and Executive Director Carolyn Brown.

Employee of the Month for November is Brittany Young

Employee of the Month for November is Brittany Young

Brittany Young has been a Family Worker at our Merrick Head Start / Early Head Start site for three years as of this month. She was nominated for this award for all of the ways she consistently brings positive enthusiasm to not only her case management duties, but also when assisting her co-workers in many ways such as covering classroom breaks, filling in as a school bus monitor, and in particular helping with technology issues — while also managing an additional caseload due to our current shortage of Family Workers.

Thank you, Brittany, and congratulations for being named our Employee of the Month for November!

Photo: Employee of the Month Brittany Young, with (L to R) HS/EHS Family & Community Services Manager Kate Tohafjian, Merrick Site Supervisor Lynette Durkin, and Executive Director Carolyn Brown.

Employee of the Month for October is Stephanie Misner

Employee of the Month for October is Stephanie Misner

Stephanie Misner is having a very eventful week: she is celebrating her 10th anniversary as a lead teacher at our Liverpool Head Start site, she just returned from the Elevate Conscious Discipline conference in Las Vegas, and today we are honoring her as our newest Employee of the Month! Stephanie was nominated for this award because even among our highly effective educators she stands out for all of the ways she engages and shows appreciation for her co-workers, her students, and their parents.

Congratulations to Stephanie Misner, our Employee of the Month for October 2024!

Photo: Employee of the Month Stephanie Misner (center), with three of her students and Liverpool HS Site Supervisor Sharon Bean and Executive Director Carolyn Brown.

Employee of the Month for September is Travonda Baker

Employee of the Month for September is Travonda Baker

Travonda Baker joined our Head Start program in April of 2023 as a Health Advocate at the Sumner site. Since then, she has consistently performed her duties very efficiently, and has shown a willingness to ask how she can be more effective. Travonda has also put in a great deal of additional effort in recent months while there has been a nurse vacancy in her building.

If you see Travonda today at Sumner, or tomorrow at our Staff Day event, be sure to congratulate our Employee of the Month for September 2024!

Photo: Employee of the Month Travonda Baker (center),with (L to R) Assistant Health Coordinator Toni Parkhurst, Health Coordinator Tammi Hatch, Classroom Specialist Tammy Bean, Site Supervisor Kelly Jensen, VP of Operations & Strategy Todd Goehle, and Executive Director Carolyn Brown.

Sign your children up today for Free Books

Sign your children up today for Free Books

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What is the Dolly Parton Imagination Library?

The Dolly Parton Imagination Library is a renowned literacy program that was founded by the legendary Dolly Parton. This initiative is dedicated to fostering a love for reading among children from birth to age five. Every month, enrolled children in Onondaga County receive a carefully selected, age-appropriate book mailed directly to their homes, absolutely free of charge. By offering the Dolly Parton Imagination Library to kids in our community, the Literacy Coalition of Onondaga County aims to inspire a lifelong love for reading from the very beginning of a child’s journey. We hope to enhance early learning experiences, nurture creativity, and promote the building blocks of literacy through high-quality books.

Who is Eligible?

The program is open to all children under the age of 5 who live in Onondaga County. It is completely free to families. Your child can look forward to new and exciting reading adventures from Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library until they turn five years old, as long as you live within Onondaga County. To enroll your child, please visit https://onliteracy.org/imagination-library or use the QR code below to enroll on your smartphone.

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