Michele Mohl

Position: SAI Teacher/School-Based Team Leader/Teacher on Assignment

School: Palmetto Elementary School

School District: Palm Beach Schools

City, State: West Palm Beach, Florida

About the Nominee: Michelle Mohl was nominated by her principal, Gladys Harris.Michelle Mohl is currently a Teacher on Assignment (TOSA) who goes above and beyond the call of duty. She is responsible for assisting administration and is available to assist anyone who needs her. She mentors teachers, assists the children in Palmetto Elementary’s EBD unit, and has even opened a bike shop where students are able to fix bikes and donate them to families in need.Ms. Mohl is also responsible for overseeing fifth grade patrols and helping each of them attain their goal of going on the fifth grade Washington D.C. trip. She helps them with fundraising and finding donors who would be willing to sponsor their trip. In many ways, raising this kind of money is a full time job.Ms. Mohl works late hours and weekends to help her students and their families. She has coordinated garage sales and school events and works with outside agencies in helping the students. Whether it’s for fundraising or tutoring, she is available any time during the day or night. She has even volunteered to work during the summer to tutor students so they won’t regress.Ms. Mohl is also responsible for the school’s food bank. She packs meals for families every week and makes sure the food bank is stocked. She oversees and, at times, hand delivers meals to the school’s families and other local families in need. There is no one she has said “no” to. In fact, she has adopted in her heart one of the students that attends Palmetto and does everything a grandparent or parent would do for a child. Ms. Mohl organizes the holiday food and toy drive, making deliveries as needed. If they are short, she pulls out of her own pocket to cover the expenses.She also gets her own family involved with helping the families of Palmetto. Her daughters have provided support to the school through tutoring and mentoring students. Ms. Mohl is also the SBT leader and knows the students and their families by name. When needed, she provides transportation to parents so they can participate meetings for their children. There is nothing that she wouldn’t do for the students and families of Palmetto, and for that, she is an outstanding LifeChanger!

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