Valley
View Elementary para-educator Sheila Lavala has
been named the Boundary County School District
101 Classified Employee of the Month for
October."Mrs. Lavala has supported and taught students in Boundary County School District 101 for the past five years," said Valley View Principal Nathan Williams. "She has spent the last three years at Valley View Elementary School teaching students in the Title 1 program. She plays a large role in our Title 1 room and is a leader within our great school."
The staff at VVES appreciate Mrs. Lavala’s time, energy, and her positive attitude. Another colleague said, “she always puts students first and does a great job keeping them engaged.”
Mrs. Lavala is a wonderful team player who has a heart for all people and treats everyone with kindness.
Mrs. Lavala’s students like her because “she helps us with our work and makes it fun!” Another student said, “she makes me laugh while I’m learning.”
Mrs. Lavala has a husband and a son who is a senior at Bonners Ferry High School. During her free time she enjoys watching her son play football and compete in pole vaulting in the spring. She also enjoys gardening, organizing events for women throughout the inland northwest and working with her husband at Boundary Marital Arts.
BCSD 101 is very lucky to have Mrs. Lavala within our district educating and supporting students.