Marcy Williams

I am passionate about teaching and developing relationships with students. I believe that I can better serve and engage students when I develop a positive relationship with them. It is important that as a teacher I have high expectations for all students. My mission is to help students see their potential and get them excited about learning. I have had the opportunity to work with diverse groups of students while teaching in East Valley School District. Students learn in different ways and it is important to find what works for them in order to be successful. Not all students fit into the same box.

2023 Gem of the Valley-Educator of the Year

2018 Teacher of the Year

BA : K-8 Elementary Education

K-12 Special Education

K-12 Reading

Early Education -Supporting

Masters: K-12 Reading Resource Specialist (ESA)

Training:

AVID Summer Institute

Project Lead the Way

Judicial Institute

GEAR UP West

Modern Classroom Project (MCP)

Social-Emotional Learning (SEL)

Guided Language Acquisition Design (GLAD)

Mentor Teacher Program

• Mentored new teachers in the district

Student Teachers

• Social Studies/AVID
• Resource Room

Committees

• Reading (Read 180)
• Social Studies (Educurious Project Based)
• Building Leadership and AVID Site Team (BLAST)

PLC Clock Hours

• Set up PLC clock hours for staff through ESD 101. These clock hours went towards recertification.

Coaching

• 7th/8th Grade Fast-pitch softball
• 7th Grade Volleyball
• 7th/8th Grade Tennis

I teach a 7th Grade AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) class and students are required to participate every Thursday in a Community Service or Leadership role. Students engage in activities that help our school community.

School Culture: Student work on building a positive school culture for all students and staff. The students do the following each week:

• Decorate halls and student lockers,
• Help teachers in the classroom or school office,
• Organize the clothing closet for students in need of hygiene products or clothes
• Paint and decorate the girls bathroom with positive quotes and art work
• Pass out positive bracelets to every student
• Bite2Go which supplies food to students each week, so they don't go hungry on the weekends.

AVID students also had the honor of decorating the Governor's Christmas tree with ornaments that they made.

The AVID students received the Jim Chase Youth Award for Leadership (2022-23)

I have written several grants for East Valley School District and our local schools.

Hagan Foundation Grant

$50,000 for an Art Studio for East Farms STEAM Magnet School

$25,000 for a Greenhouse for East Farms STEAM Magnet School

Lowes Tool Box Grant

$5,000 for a Greenhouse for East Farms STEAM Magnet School

GEAR UP Grant

$900,000 to follow students from 7th Grade at East Valley Middle School through graduation at East Valley High School.

EVEA Mini Grant

$200.00 to purchase items for PBIS

EVEA Mini Grant

$200.00 for AVID students to write and implement a business plan and then present to entire student body.