Happy National OT month to our amazing Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapy Assistants at Therakids/Stepping Stones Group! From sensory to handwriting to zipping up coats- these amazing professionals help our […]
Celebrating Our Star Performers! Employee of the Month Ms. Gonzalez aka “G” Ms. Gonzales started with us later in the year and she always has a smile on her face […]
Happy Paraprofessionals Day to our AMAZING paraprofessionals. Shelby Nash, Nichole Robbins, and Alicia Gonzales have helped start Thrive from the ground up and have persevered through many challenges along the […]
Join us in celebrating, Ms. Nash, Thrive Employee of the Month! Ms. Nash stepped up and helped create a second classroom when it was needed. She learned new skills to […]
Staff at Thrive MSSE Public Day School wore pink yesterday, January 12th, to show support for Brody. Brody has had a tough cancer battle and district staff, students, and communities […]
Mid-State Special Education awarded 4 employees with the “Making a Difference Award”. This award is reserved for those who don’t just educate, but who inspire, who nurture, and who fundamentally […]
Staff and students at Thrive MSSE Public Day School have been having a lot of holiday fun! They had dress up days and even decked the halls with holiday cheer.
As we wrap up National School Psychology Week (Nov. 3-7) and look ahead to Illinois School Psychology week (Nov. 10-14), MSSE would like to thank our School Psychologists for their […]
Check out this article that Education Week wrote about April Wilson, our Teacher of the Visually Impaired. April highlights the important work she and those in her field does. She […]
On Friday, August 29th, MSSE staff met for their beginning of the year staff meeting. New staff members were introduced, updates for the year were provided, colleagues were able to […]
Welcome our new Thrive MSSE Public Day School Staff! Pictured are Jessica Wright- Teacher, Melissa Briggs- Teacher, Shawna Thole- Teacher, Kali Lane- Social Work Intern, McKennzie Clark- Secretary, Natasha Jackson- […]
Welcome to our new staff members! Pictured are Jessie Schneider, SLP for Litchfield and Vandalia districts, and Caitlin Gomez, Program Coordinator for St. Elmo, Brownstown, Mulberry Grove, and Ramsey. Welcome […]
Emma Reichert Campbell, BCBA, and Dana White, RBT, presented on DTI (Discrete Trial Instruction) on August 4th. Staff learned great techniques, tools, gained new resources, and best practices related to […]
Mid-State hosted their annual Year 1 Teacher Mentoring training on August 8th. All first year special education teachers working in our member districts and at Thrive attended this training. Brandy […]
Amanda Fritcher, MSSE Transition Specialist, and Keri Buscher, Vandalia District Program Coordinator, attended the Greater Fayette Chamber of Commerce for their August Chamber Lunch & Learn. They shared information regarding […]
Barb Daugherty, EdD; Ed.S; LCSW, has been appointed as the Principal at the NEW Thrive MSSE Public Day School, opening August 14, 2025. Thrive will serve students in the surrounding […]
May 2, 2025 was MSSE’s annual end of year recognition & celebration meeting. This year’s theme was Glow Bingo. We celebrated an upcoming retirement. Meg Marquardt, School Psychologist, is retiring […]
Congratulations to Megan Harley for being awarded the 2025 “Those Who Excel Award” under the category of educational service personnel. To receive the award, candidates are nominated by a parent, […]
February is Low Vision month. MSSE has a great team of Teachers for the Visually Impaired and Orientation & Mobility Specialists. Together, they serve 25+ students across all 13 districts […]
MSSE held our annual holiday meeting on 12/6, where we discussed updates, celebrated the holidays, and even had Brandon Wright present on legal updates. We also celebrated 2 Making the […]
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