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D161 recognizes dedicated paraprofessional, announces search for new principal 

The Flossmoor District 161 Board of Education #AboveAndBeyond winner for the third quarter of the school year is Mary Ann Crispe, a special education paraprofessional at Western Avenue School.   

Crispe was recognized at the school board’s April 21 meeting. She was nominated by her colleague Amy Vitale, a second grade teacher at Western Avenue School. Crispe and Vitale worked together in the same classroom this year.

From left, Superintendent Dana Smith, Western Avenue Second Grade Teacher Amy Vitale and Western Avenue Paraprofessional Mary Ann Crispe. Front row, Lindsay Epley, a second grader at Western Avenue School. (Chris Weber/H-F Chronicle)
From left, Superintendent Dana Smith, Western Avenue Second
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