You Were Thanked!

Our exceptional staff's dedication and hard work have made Agora a haven for learning, growth, and belonging. We are incredibly grateful for their unwavering commitment and deeply appreciate the positive feedback from our parents.

Brianna Pontious Ms. Pontious has helped Dustin and our family navigate our way through Agora for 3 years now. She is the most caring and helpful Special Ed teacher we have ever had. Ms. Pontious just gets these kiddos and is always willing to help! ~Alexis and Dustin G

Brittney Walczak She is so patient and kind! Honestly an amazing teacher all around! My son loves her so much he calls her, “The nice teacher.” And looks forward to her classes every day!

~ Rebekah L

Carmen Myers She is amazing person and teacher. Alleya has improve so much. She takes the time out of her day and tutors her. We are thankful for her every day. ~ Natasha S

Christie Briley She is so wonderful with the children, she keeps them truly interested, she's understanding, most importantly she is making a big impact on my child's life and future and that is so important to me as a parent. Thank you Agora for giving us such a wonderful kindergarten teacher and staff member!!!! ~Elizabeth L

Eric Pfeiffer In the words of my son- he found his people in Mr. Pfeiffer's class. Something he has never felt before. Their glass is goofy, fun, and they learn so much. Every day my son tells me a million things he has learned because he is so excited about learning. To inspire kids, create that atmosphere, and support them in that learning is a special talent. ~Sara A

Gillian Kaufman

• Miss Kaufman, deserves a thank you as well, she has such a sunny personality!!! She always makes class fun for the children!!! She makes them laugh, and uses all kinds of cute pictures and emoji’s to help the kids understand numbers and all!!! Love her songs, a very bright lady!!! ~Barbara B
• ALL my sons teachers are great. But Mrs. Kaufman is so special to us. Always presuming competence & making class fun & positive. ~Jennifer O

Holli Zanetti She demonstrates dedication and kindness with smiles. ~Rafiah K

Jade McGregor Miss McGregor, deserves more then a thank you!!! She is extremely quick witted after she reviewed the IEP for my Joe and Ivan, plus getting input from their teachers she developed a perfect plan for their IEP’S!!!!!! She gave both of my boys the classes that they actually need, plus developed the way it will be laid out!!!! I’ll say this Agora does truly hire caring and talented people to work and help all children with special needs!!!! I thank her for that . Thanks again ~Barbara B

Jennifer Buss She cares about her students. ~Sandra G

Jennifer Dumas Her AP comp sci class has been a safe place for my daughter. It doesn't matter what complicated or difficult situation is happening in my daughter's life, this class is her time to breath and just have fun. Ms. Dumas is encouraging, thoughtful, and really looks at the whole child. This is the class she feels most herself and SMART! ~Sara A

Jennifer Martin Senora Martin es una professora muy bueno! Cassie is doing so well in her Spanish class. Ms. Martin has been such a positive in her development over the past two years. I can't say enough. THANK YOU! ~Gwen L

Jessica Boyer Mrs. Boyer has the most positive, supportive, and caring personality. Our whole family has struggled this year between illness, death of my mom, and my son just not fully being able to focus on much! She reached out personally and set up a meeting to see what she could do to help! She offers incentives and just plainly cares with her whole heart! She always makes a bad day better! She takes the time to make sure everyone is getting her lessons. We have been so blessed to have her on our lives this year! The last 90 or so days have been very rough for our family and she's helped make it better. ~Stacy R

John Paul Tumas Mr. Tumas is an EXCELLENT teacher. HUSH keeps Cassie's attention, makes her work hard and she is learning so much! While she may grumble about the work, she is actually dedicated to doing her best at each assignment. THANK YOU SO MUCH! ~Gwen L

Lauren Svonavec She has gone above and beyond for my son Dylan. She was the absolute best teacher he has ever had. ~Robbi L

Linda Dupes

• During my son Daniel's K-5 years, he struggled with English. He had a lot of trouble being able to comprehend what he had just read. His teacher took him aside on many occasions to sit and work with him even during her own personal home time hours. She made time for my son. She taught me ways to help him and I very much appreciated her dedication. Over the years we have kept in contact. My son has now graduated as of 2022. Thanks to her dedication with my son at a young age his reading and comprehension levels continuously improved over the years. I'd like to send a great big thank you to Linda Dupes and let her know that she is very much appreciated and always remembered. I commend this teacher for every moment she spent with children who needed that extra nudge. ~Christine M
• Mimi has never spoken to a teacher outside of her special ed teacher. Ms. Dupes has helped her for the first time speak in a general ed class. She happily goes every single day because it feels safe to be herself. Hearing her read on the mic, participate in discussions, and be her silly stuff- all being accepted and filled with love. Ms. Dupes creates an atmosphere in her class where the kids feel the joy of learning! ~Sara A

Megan Johnson Miss Johnson is another dedicated teacher who deserves a HUGE THANK YOU!!!! I thought she was a great teacher with a sunny personality!! While she was covering for Mrs. K class, plus Mrs. S class she always shined bright and ready to go!! She started the kids off with a fun exercise!!!! All her teachings in both classes she covered was superb!!!!! She is another lady that enjoys working with special kids, she also told us she has a child with disabilities as well so you know she really cares!! I am sure all the parents Miss her, I don’t recall if she was just covering for some teachers or if she relocated, which I hope not cause that would be a great lost to Agora!! Very rare to find a person who has amazing personality, and so talented!! So a HUGE THANK YOU to you Miss Johnson. ~ Barbara B

Meredith Conway

• Mrs. Conway is what teacher dreams are made of!!! The excitement & engagement she offers & receives in return is unbelievable for a large group of 3rd graders virtually. Mrs. Conway is an actual ray of sunshine. She is just so warm, kind, engaged, involved & exciting. She is always letting the kids know she loves them all & misses them when away. My kids enjoy her so much & she even makes me smile when attending class or recordings with my kids. Mrs. Conway goes above & beyond to ensure content is exciting, understood, accessible & does it while continuously smiling. I've never not seen her smiling. My children are so lucky to have been placed in her 3rd class. She will absolutely make a difference & leave a mark on many! ~Lauren F
• She is a very kind teacher who allows each student to be themselves. Also, she takes personal time to connect with parents to ensure they know how their children are doing. ~Shamiqua B
• Mrs. Conway was my youngest son's K department teacher 3 years ago. She went above and beyond to help him feel comfortable and make sure he was comprehending the material. This was especially important to my family because Ethan is autistic and we did not know how he would handle school or how well he would grasp the material. She still reaches out to him to this day just to make sure he is ok and see if she can be of any help to him. I sincerely hope she is one of his 3rd grade teachers next year. ~Dena B

Nicole Krol

• Mrs. Krol has been such an amazing teacher. She cares for all of her students an wants nothing but the best for them. She has helped my student step out of his shell of being shy. He's way more positive about learning. Mrs. Kroll has motivated him so much and he's ready to take in life outside of school thanks to her. A million thank you's will never be enough for all she's done. ~Audrey W
• Mrs. Krol is the best ever. I feel comfortable with her. She is so kind! ~Hope P

Sasha Young She has been an amazing advocate for all of the Atkins kids. She has worked incredibly hard making sure their needs are being met, their SDIs being followed, and so much more. I would give specifics but those are private but she knows :) ~Sara A

Suzanne Postler She explains things so her students understand it and if they don't she takes the time to explain it a different way ~Sandra G

Theresa Bash When I hear one of my kids laughing, enjoying their time learning, wanting to go to class- that means things are right. Even when the subject is frustrating or hard, she keeps my daughter calm and focused. ~Sara A

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