Thursday, May 7, 2020

Teacher Appreciation Week

Branson School Online is home to the most talented teaching staff in the State of Colorado! This week, we are taking the time to say THANK YOU to our amazing BSO teachers! 

Read on to see parent and student comments about our fantastic BSO staff!  If you would like to thank a teacher or tell a story about a time a teacher made a difference for you or your student, comment below! We love to read your stories! 


Alisa Alfonso:
-The teachers were very helpful and were very open to accommodating concerns.
-I loved that they are concerned about my child’s learning.
-Everything went well this teacher is awesome.

Mary Bononato:
-I appreciate my teachers were willing to work with me and my ADD. Thanks to all. Mrs. Bononato is very helpful, she is on top of things, which kept me on track.
-Teachers were attentive and helpful.
-Everything went well for me for this academic school year.

Jenelle Borden:
-I appreciate so much the consistent contact from Connor's teachers letting us know what was missing or needed so that we could get on top of assignments.
-Great communication.

Amy Brunk:
-Teachers take time with each student.
-Mrs. Brunk was very helpful.
-The support she’s gotten from several staff members has been wonderful beyond words.
-Loved our teacher! Mrs. Brunk is the best!
-Love Mrs. Brunk!
-I really think that Mrs. Brunk is an excellent teacher and has done a wonderful job.

Melissa Csenge:
- Michael and I feel that Mrs Csenge has been the type of strict teacher that our student needed. She didn't let her get away with things but also helped her when she needed her.
- Learned so much this year, thanks to his amazing teacher.
- Lots of help from our teacher.
- Mrs. Csenge was very helpful and understanding.

Liz Ellingson:
-Liz Ellingson has been instrumental in getting my family through to my son's high school graduation. I honestly don't know what we would have done without her. She is easily one of the most caring, compassionate and hard working educators I have encountered during my son's 13 years in school. Liz has calmed fears, relieved anxiety, provided a listening ear, researched a TON of different topics when we needed information, fought battles on behalf of my student, dropped everything to help us multiple times and multi-tasked herself nearly to death for the sake of my student, and I suspect many others. If my resources were unlimited, I would send her on a dream vacation at the world's most relaxing resort to say thank you. We'd planned to acknowledge Liz during the graduation ceremony, but for now, this will have to do. Thank you so much Liz! I will never forget what you have done for us and I KNOW that I will miss having someone like you supporting my college kiddo in the future. 

 Yara Fedde:
-She is very helpful and accommodating to any concerns.
-I loved that Miss Fedde would always check up on our student.
-Liked the feedback from teachers on assignments.
-Mrs. Fedde is very helpful.

Molly Gorton:
-Mrs. Gorton has been very nice to her and helpful.
-Mrs. Gorton shows sincerity and is very informative.
-The support and encouragement he got this year was great.
-Mrs. Gorton is a great teacher. She has been patient, supportive and on top of it. We very much appreciate her hard work.
-The communication with the teacher was excellent. All assignments and instructions were well organized and clear.
-Communication with the teachers is wonderful.
-We really liked our teacher this year.
-Ms. Gorton has had great communication and has been very helpful the entire school year. She has shown personal interest and assistance with my child's needs. Any time we had a question, she not only answered it, but went the extra mile in trying to help resolve it and would even send video tutorials just to make sure we understood! Thank you!

Donna Graham:
-Awesome teacher and staff! So helpful.
-Mrs. Graham is amazing.

Erin Henschel:
-Mrs.Henschel and her other teachers have been supportive and helpful.
-The teacher is really supportive.
-Mrs. Henschel, Mrs. Sullivan, and Mrs. Nedved have been instrumental in helping my student truly learn and grow this year.

Kate Henson:
-The teachers and staff are amazing.
-My student loves his teacher and has enjoyed his first year of school!
-My student's scores have gone up and he is learning a lot!

Haleigh Holman: 
-I like my teachers.
-The teachers are awesome!! Very helpful.
-Any questions we had were quickly answered by the teachers. I loved Mrs. Holman and Mrs. VanHaitsma.
-Amazing teachers that do a great job of adjusting assignments to fit the students needs and always being
available for assistance.

DelRae Holt:
-I liked the teachers.
-Teachers do a good job and have adapted well to health issues.

Christina Narayan:
-Very responsive teachers and staff.
-Support from teachers.
-Mrs. Narayan is an awesome teacher, and we really love Branson.
-Mrs. Narayan has been very kind and helpful towards my student. She has been understanding with all of us. Whenever I needed help, she was there. She created math groups, 1:1's and Reading circles. She gave me loads of suggestions and advice.
-We love Mrs. Narayan and all her teaching methods!
-Mrs. Narayan was a blessing.
-Mrs. Narayan is awesome!

Melissa Nedved:
-Teacher and counselor support.
-We really like Branson.

Kim Rees:
-Mrs. Rees is an awesome teacher! Whenever we have questions, she is always there and with a very quick response. She has made My student's school year very easy and fun. As a parent, I am very pleased with Mrs. Rees and Branson.
-Kim Rees is a wonderful teacher. It’s our first year at BSO, she helped us understand everything.
-We have a very caring and understanding teacher.

Cherith Salazar:
-I was happy with the teachers.
-Teachers were very supportive.
-Mrs. Salazar is an amazing teacher who has helped my child who used to hate Science and struggle with it immensely truly understand. She goes above and beyond expectations.

Kristen Sim:
-Ms Sim has been extremely helpful.
-I felt like I learned a lot more than I have in the past years. 
-Good teacher to student communication.
-Mrs. Sim has been awesome at checking in with my student and addressing challenges. Thank you so much!!!
-The teachers and administration are caring and supportive and clearly care about the success of the students.
-I got along with my homeroom teacher great!
-Teachers responding very quickly to emails.

Marlo Sullivan:
-The help I received from my teachers was great.
-The teachers were always very understanding and kind.
-My homework and the support of the teachers was great.
-Teachers are always supportive and quick to respond.
-Great communication from my teacher.

Anne VanHaitsma:
-Contact with teachers was wonderful.
-I Loved my student's teachers. They are so helpful and really care about the kids.
-The weekly phone calls and the willingness of the teachers to go above and beyond to motivate my student to do her best; very caring and supportive staff.
-My student's teacher was very supportive and it helped him get where he needed to be.

Danielle Wollert:
-I just love how the teachers want to help you and you can do it on your own schedule.
- My student's teachers have been super flexible and supportive throughout this year.

LizWood:
-The willingness of all the teachers to help whenever I needed it.
-There is a lot of teacher support and I think the weekly communication went great.