Truman MAE Student Recognized with Teacher Leaders of Tomorrow Award

 
Maura Ploesser, a Master of Arts in Education student, recently received a Missouri Teacher Leaders of the Tomorrow Award from the Missouri branch of the Milken Family Foundation.
 
The Teacher Leaders of Tomorrow Awards were established as a special distinction to honor and celebrate the valuable contributions of student teachers and interns in the classroom. Ploesser is currently working as an intern in the Rockwood School District. She will graduate in May with her MAE and will work full time as a special education teacher at Stanton Elementary School in the Rockwood School District.
 
“Maura will be an incredible gift to her future special education students,” said Bev Peters, special education professor at Truman and Ploesser’s internship supervisor. “Her passion for providing a quality education to students with disabilities is matched only by her incredible work ethic and desire to be prepared and proactive. She is an excellent problem solver and collaborates extremely well with colleagues and parents. Her ability to build positive and powerful relationships with students has been evident throughout her time at Truman and that skill will be an asset to her as a teacher and future leader.”
 
Only 10 students receive the Teacher Leaders of Tomorrow Award each year. Recipients of the award are paired with a Missouri Milken Educator as a mentor. The program is designed to create a safe space for new educators to share ideas and receive support during their first year of teaching.
 
Founded in 1985 as an initiative of the Milken Family Foundation, the Milken Educator Awards program rewards and inspires excellence in the world of education by honoring top educators from around the country.