When Isa’s mother was afraid to send her nonverbal son to school at the start of third grade, Walt Disney Elementary teacher Jo Meek called that evening with a simple request: give her a chance.
Within a week, Isa was “walking taller,” his mother wrote in Meek’s Teacher of the Month nomination. Now, on good mornings, he squeals with joy as he walks into school — a sound his mother says means everything.
Meek, a Fundamental Skills teacher for students in grades 3-5, has been named Teacher of the Month for the lasting impact she makes on students and the families who love them.
Her support extends beyond the classroom. According to Isa’s mother, Meek volunteered with children on weekends, gave up summer days to help the family, and visited their home so Isa’s routines could better match school. When Isa needed a PET scan, Meek used her day off to sit with his mother at the hospital
“She promised I would never go alone,” his mother wrote.
At school, Meek builds a team where every child is celebrated, challenged and truly seen, the nomination said. She believes in what each student can become — and holds them to high expectations, even when doing so is difficult.
“Ms. Meek taught me to believe in my son and to fight for him,” Isa’s mother wrote. “She changes children, and then she changes the families who love them.”
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