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SSD honors teachers, support staff from partner districts at April meeting
Summary
The Special School District of St. Louis County recognized building teachers and support-staff awardees from partner districts and invited winners forward for certificates and a group photo; attendees were invited to refreshments after the ceremony.
The Special School District of St. Louis County Board of Education opened its April 2026 business meeting by recognizing teachers and support staff from partner districts for district-level awards.
Jennifer Henry, chief communications officer for SSD, introduced winners and invited them to the podium for certificates, naming recipients including Meredith Ball (Hazelwood Northwest Middle), Erin Spoon (Hazelwood Jury Elementary), Rosalie Morales (Hazelwood Arrow Point Elementary), Caroline Heffner (Lindbergh Dressel Elementary), Natalie Rodriguez (Lindbergh Dressel Elementary, support staff of the year), Sarah Hertel (Melville Oakville Elementary, support staff), John Visor (Parkway Central High School), Quentin Bader (Parkway Ross Elementary, support staff), Tracy Hingenbrink (Pattonville Bridgeway Elementary), and Abby Harcourt (Ritenour, Hage "makes the difference" award). Henry said the district is “incredibly grateful” for partners’ work supporting students countywide.
Board members and attendees joined winners for a group photo; Henry invited the winners and board members to the lobby for light refreshments following the meeting.
The recognition acknowledged teachers and staff across multiple partner districts and highlighted SSD’s partnership role in supporting special-education students and partner-district personnel.
