Kerri Flammang

Position: Third Grade TeacherSchool: Mills Elementary SchoolSchool District: Natrona School DistrictCity, State: Mills, Wyoming
About the Nominee: Kerri Flammang has been a teacher for 14 years at Mills Elementary School, where she has helped establish a culture that supports and honors everyone. Mills is a small Title 1 school that has a high population of homeless, foster care, and at-risk youth. Mrs. Flammang reaches out to these students and more, not just the students assigned to her third grade classroom. Students continue to come back long after they have left Mills to see her.Mrs. Flammang is always the first one to step forward and show everyone the importance of giving to others when there is a major life crisis. She has been known to ask bus drivers go to a student's house to pick them up for an early morning field trip if the student doesn't have an adult to bring them to school. If there is a tragedy in a student's family, she is the first to step in and provide support to make the situation easier. If there is a personal crisis within the school staff, Mrs. Flammang will lead the staff team and say, "You take care of you. We've got this!" She goes above and beyond for everyone in the small Mills community. Because of her leadership and impact, students have been able to get food, clothing and a safe place to call home. Mrs. Flammang is a humble, quiet hero and a LifeChanger to many![nominee_videos nominee_email="kerri_flammang@natronaschools.org"]