This week’s Michigan Lottery Excellence in Education winner is Nicole Paul from Scottville Elementary.
Q: You really talk to the kids and really try to get to know them a little bit. Tell me about that.
A: Well, I think that it’s important to build a relationship with them and their families, but with the children, because they’re not going to learn from you if they’re not comfortable. They’re at school almost all day and they need to have a safe spot, a safe place, a safe person. Everybody needs a person, and I like being that person for them.
Nicole from Scottville Elementary School receives a 2,000 dollar check from Jake Harris with the Michigan Lottery. Excellence in Education Awards, sponsored by the Michigan Lottery, providing more than 29 billion dollars to public education since 1972.