Growth Mindset

  • Knowing that you can always learn and improve. A learning organization celebrates perseverance, resilience, and incremental progress toward ambitious goals. Nurturing the confidence to take a “Good Risk” and learning from failure, rather than denying it.

  • April Fisher and Debbie Lukowski
    4th Grade Teacher (April) and Resource Teacher (Debbie)
    Liberty Elementary School

    Christine DeClark
    1st Grade Teacher
    Emmons Elementary School

    Clare Holliday and Brandy Merriman
    3rd Grade Teachers
    Hums Elementary School
    Clare and Brandy also received a nomination for Collaboration

    Emma Thurston
    School & District Social Worker
    Hums & Twin Branch Elementary Schools and Administration Center

    First Year Teachers at Liberty (Emma Cassidy, Nicole Parish, Carin Kaminski)
    Kindergarten Teacher (Emma), 1st Grade Teacher (Nicole), and 5th Grade Teacher (Carin)
    Liberty Elementary School
    Emma, Nicole and Carin also received a nomination for Innovation

    Gina Wisler
    Math Teacher
    Mishawaka High School

    Kylie Murphy
    Industrial Technology Teacher
    Mishawaka High School
    Kylie also received a nomination for Customer Experience

    LaSalle Elementary School Staff
    All Staff
    LaSalle Elementary School
    The LaSalle Elementary Staff received 2 nominations for Growth Mindset and one nomination for Collaboration

  • Lisa Westfall
    4th Grade Teacher
    Emmons Elementary School

    Matt Lewinski
    Industrial Technology Teacher
    Mishawaka High School

    Mike Fisher
    Principal
    John Young Middle School

    Nicole Persyn
    6th Grade Teacher
    Liberty Elementary School

    Nicole Parish
    1st Grade Teacher
    Liberty Elementary School

    Sarah Francis
    Program Assistant
    Battell Elementary School

    Wadzanai Bepe
    Resource Teacher
    Battell Elementary School