Tanya

Director of Special Education

[Woodside Elementary @WoodsideWO]

After 26 years of running Woodside, we say goodbye to the best…Mrs. Freers!

[West Ottawa Public Schools @WOPublicSchools]

We are excited to announce the hiring of Mrs. Rebecca Oudbier as the new Special Education Director for West Ottawa Public Schools!

#GoWO
#WeareOne

[West Ottawa LINKS @WestOttawaLinks]

This year was full of many great memories. Love this crew so much. We miss you tremendously @AudraBolhuis ! #gowo ❤️

[West Ottawa LINKS @WestOttawaLinks]

Field trip to John Ball Zoo! ❤️ #gowo

[West Ottawa LINKS @WestOttawaLinks]

Fun day at Tunnel Park celebrating our seniors and the 2022-2023 school year! #gowo

[West Ottawa LINKS @WestOttawaLinks]

Proud of you Raegan! Leader on the court, in the classroom and in our community.

[West Ottawa Public Schools @WOPublicSchools]

This past Friday, our Select Women's Ensemble performed at the @MSVMAssociation All-State Recital at Michigan State. They were selected as an Automatic bid for the second time ever (2015), meaning they had the highest scores & best performances in the State this year!

#GoWO
#WeareOne

[West Ottawa Public Schools @WOPublicSchools]

We are excited to announce that Project 50k has passed.

For the 2023-24 school year, the pay scale for first-year teachers with a Bachelor's Degree at West Ottawa Public Schools will begin at $50,000, becoming one of the highest paid in the State of Michigan!

#GoWO
#WeareOne

[West Ottawa Public Schools @WOPublicSchools]

We appreciate and celebrate our Teachers every day, but the official National Teachers Appreciation Week is May 8-12. To kick off our week of coverage, please join @FundPanther in their fundraiser on behalf of our teachers!

https://t.co/R1Z3FqOPCV

#GoWO
#WeareOne

[Kevin @k_klassen11]

Who’s coming? Michigan’s west coast and a good starting salary compared to other areas in the state, why wouldn’t you want to be a Panther?

[West Ottawa Public Schools @WOPublicSchools]

#GoWO
#WeareOne

[West Ottawa Public Schools @WOPublicSchools]

#TechTuesday

Congratulations to @hamiandy for earning his Cybersecurity Teacher Training certification from the @uofl! This workforce Cybersecurity certificate will prepare him to start a Cybersecurity course in the Fall of '23 @WestOttawaHS. We are so excited to bring this opportunity to our students!

#GoWO #WeareOne #ComputerScience #miched

[West Ottawa Public Schools @WOPublicSchools]

For years, the Holland Rotary Club & West Ottawa Special Education Department have held a luncheon @LakewoodEl to honor students, staff, & Rotary for their work together in creating the best learning environment for our students. Thank you to @uganskit & several others for their hard work in putting this incredible event together today!

#WeareOne
#GoWO

[West Ottawa LINKS @WestOttawaLinks]

Beautiful weather for our first day of Fishing Club! #gowo 🎣🐟

[West Ottawa Public Schools @WOPublicSchools]

Last week was #NationalAssistantPrincipalWeek. Since it was Spring Break, we wanted to wait until school was back in session to recognize our 7 Assistant Principals. Thank you for always putting our students first & for everything you do to help make WO go!

#GoWO
#WeareOne

[Elaine Stiefel, Ed. S @ERStiefel]

Welcome back from Spring Break @WOPublicSchools ! It’s going to be a great day! #GoWO

[Michelle J. Elia, EdD @MichelleJElia]

"Reading is the most self-empowering tool an individual can possess." @ReadWithMalcolm #PlainTalkNOLA

[Melissa & Lori Love Literacy Podcast @literacypodcast]

Notice all the knowledge?! Focusing on reading comprehension as part of reading science. ⭐️

with Nancy Hennessy
#PlainTalkNOLA @cll_teach

[Dr. Brittney Bills @drbrittneybills]

Anita Archer reminding us what quality instruction looks and sounds like in our classrooms. #LiteracyIsLiberation #PlainTalkNOLA

[West Ottawa Public Schools @WOPublicSchools]

#TechTuesday
Congratulations to @MrsObrienp & Mrs. Katherine Fredrickson on being selected to present at the @MakersResa STEM Summit last week! These two amazing elementary teachers presented “Coding with Ozobots,” a resource our elementary students are currently using to learn about computer science. This is one way WOPS is leading CS implementation in the state of Michigan.

#GoWO
#WeareOne