“Above and Beyond the Call of Duty”

Rose Spears, custodian at St. Elmo, has been recognized as the ABCD Award Winner for the Custodial Department of the Muscogee County School District. She is employed at St. Elmo and has been with the school district for 6 years. She is pictured above with her supervisor, Dr. Susan Squiers, as Dr. Billy Kendall, Assistant to the Superintendent, presents her to the Board of Education during the November meeting.

According to Dr. Susan Squiers, Ms. Spears is an exceptional custodian. She does all the things expected of a custodian: she sweeps, dusts, mops, washes windows, and cleans tables. She performs these chores with minimal supervision. In addition, she helps the faculty by cutting out letters, laminating material, putting up bulletin boards, and arranging furniture. For several years she has made the St. Elmo cafeteria into a Christmas Wonderland using paper, milk containers, and her imagination.  "There is no way this transformation could happen without Rose Spears," says Dr. Squiers. "Her heart is in helping others and making our building special for the children."