Mrs. Linda Aspacher This is Me

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1. 1. Area teacher honored on TV - thenews-messenger.com

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   Published on: 10/26/2004   Last Visited: 10/27/2004

   Linda Aspacher is 'very emotional' after winning Glass Apple from NBC 24
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   Linda Aspacher
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   Aspacher received the award about two weeks ago with her reaction appearing on the news Oct. 15.
   
   Aspacher has been a teacher for about 15 years, spending all but one as a special education teacher at Woodmore Elementary. She taught one year at Bettsville.
   
   This year, Aspacher switched from special education to become a fourth-grade teacher, "only because the paperwork got to be too much."
   
   She was nominated for the award by the mother of one of her fourth-grade special education students last year.
   
   In her nomination letter, the girl's mother explained that her daughter had been attending another school until she joined Aspacher's class in November last year.
   
   By the close of the school year, the student jumped from a first-grade reading level to third-grade level and passed three proficiency tests. She had never passed one before.
   
   The nominator said she was "so encouraged by (Aspacher's) attitude toward teaching," writing about Aspacher keeping in constant contact with her daughter's progress and personally calling when she discovered her daughter passed her proficiencies.
   
   "At one point during a conference, Aspacher had tears in her eyes when we discussed (my daughter's) progress," the nominator wrote. "She was so proud of her! She never once took credit for how well (my daughter) was doing in her class.
   
   "... Mrs. Aspacher called me the day the (proficiency test scores) came in. She was so excited for (my daughter). ... She was so happy she was telling the whole school how well my daughter did."
   
   Aspacher said she felt like she connected with the nominator's daughter as soon as she met her, and she "just took off." She added, "Any teacher at Woodmore could deserve this award -- we have one good staff."
   
   Ted Keller, principal of Woodmore Elementary, said he wasn't surprised by Aspacher receiving the award. He described her as patient and kind.
   
   "I think she's very deserving," he said.

2. 2. Woodmore teacher honored for her work - portclintonnewsherald.com

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   Published on: 10/25/2004   Last Visited: 10/26/2004

   Linda Aspacher receives 'Glass Apple Award'
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   Aspacher received the award early last week, with her reaction appearing on the news Oct. 15.
   
   Aspacher has been a teacher for about 15 years, spending all but one as a special education teacher at Woodmore Elementary. She taught one year at Bettsville.
   
   This year, Aspacher switched from special education to become a fourth-grade teacher, "only because the paperwork got to be too much."
   
   She was nominated for the award by the mother of one of her fourth-grade special education students last year.
   
   In her nomination letter, the girl's mother explained that her daughter had been attending another school until she joined Aspacher's class in November last year.
   
   By the close of the school year, the student jumped from a first-grade reading level to third-grade level and passed three proficiency tests. She had never passed one before.
   
   The nominator said she was "so encouraged by (Aspacher's) attitude toward teaching," writing about Aspacher keeping in constant contact with her daughter's progress and personally calling when she discovered her daughter passed her proficiencies.
   
   "At one point during a conference, Aspacher had tears in her eyes when we discussed (my daughter's) progress," the nominator wrote. "She was so proud of her! She never once took credit for how well (my daughter) was doing in her class.
   
   "... Mrs. Aspacher called me the day the (proficiency test scores) came in. She was so excited for (my daughter). ... She was so happy she was telling the whole school how well my daughter did."
   
   Aspacher said she felt like she connected with the nominator's daughter as soon as she met her, and she "just took off." She added, "Any teacher at Woodmore could deserve this award -- we have one good staff."
   
   Ted Keller, principal of Woodmore Elementary, said he wasn't surprised by Aspacher receiving the award. He described her as patient and kind.
   
   "I think she's very deserving," he said.