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Student honors reading teacher with Mandana Bliss Award

Stevens Point Area Public School District Board · February 11, 2026

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Summary

Sixth-grader Joan Green nominated Tammy Brooks, a reading teacher at Madison Elementary, for the student-nominated Mandana Bliss Award; board members congratulated both student and teacher.

Joan Green, a sixth-grade student at Madison Elementary School, addressed the Stevens Point Area Public School District board on Feb. 9 to nominate Tammy Brooks, a Madison Elementary reading teacher, for the Mandana Bliss Award, a student-nominated recognition honoring staff contributions.

Joan described Brooks’s classroom as a welcoming place and cited the teacher’s kindness, support and encouragement as reasons for the nomination. "My first reason and the most crucial is her kindness... she did not care if they were sharing that... I knew this is going going to be a good year after all," Joan said. Brooks responded that she was proud of Joan and noted Joan’s growth in classroom presentations.

The board congratulated Joan and Brooks and took a photo following the recognition.