MCS Announce 2019-20 Teacher and Employee of the Year

Madison Consolidated School announces 2019-2020 Non-Certified Employee of the Year.

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(Madison, Ind.) - Madison Consolidated School announces 2019-2020 Non-Certified Employee of the Year. We are very excited to announce Mrs. Angela Wielgoszinski as the 2019-2020 non-certified Employee of the Year for Madison Consolidated Schools. Mrs. Wielgoszinski, or Miss Angie as she is known in the building, is the Administrative Clerk at Lydia Middleton Elementary School. It was very clear from the nominations received that Miss Angie is an integral part of the overall success of Lydia Middleton Elementary!

Here are a few things that were said about Miss. Angie in her nomination:

• Also known as the "mainframe" of our school, she is the go-to person if you have a question and she knows every student and is attentive to their needs.
• Angela was very helpful to me as a new employee to the building. She was always the first person I went to with anything I needed...I appreciate her support daily.
• Her interactions with our students are touching to watch...she is a figure they love and trust when they are hurt, worried, or concerned.

Each year Madison Consolidated Schools honors one teacher and one non- certified employee who is nominated through various methods in recognition for their passion for our students, their job, and education.

Wielgoszinski joined the MCS team in 2014 and has worked as the Administrative Clerk at Lydia Middleton Elementary since her hire. She lives in Madison with her husband Jason and son Leighton, a junior at MCHS. Congratulations, Miss Angie!

The teacher of the year goes to Mrs. Kathy Stoner

Mrs. Stoner is a 26-year employee of Madison Consolidated Schools and has spent her entire career at Deputy Elementary School. She has taught Special Education, First grade, and Second grade and currently teaches First and Second grade ELA (English Language Arts) classes. Kathy has a great sense of humor, is humble, compassionate, and has a genuineness about her that lets everyone around her know she cares, regardless of the situation.

Her actions are a daily reflection of her compassion. She is the first one to reach out when she sees a need with students and/or staff and will do whatever she can to help or support. Kathy works hard to develop relationships with students and their parents and sees this is a priority for their overall success. Most days at lunchtime you will find her eating in the cafeteria with her students because “that is where I learn the most about them, by just having conversations with them,” shares Stoner.

With a heart for mentorship, Mrs. Stoner has trained many student teachers throughout the years who have gone on to become wonderful teachers themselves. She loves to share her passion for teaching, and each of the student teachers leaves with an understanding of the importance of compassion and building relationships with students.

Since the inception of our district eLeader initiative, approximately six years ago, Mrs. Stoner has supported staff as the eLearning Tech advisor and specialist at Deputy Elementary. She is an avid user of technology in her classroom and helps others effectively integrate tech into their daily instructional delivery. Kathy is also the district’s Reading Mentor representing First-grade teachers, she serves on the School Improvement Committee for Deputy Elementary and teaches summer school as a way to continue to support struggling students.

Congratulations, Mrs. Stoner and thank you for your continued passion for education and our students!