The Williams Family Faculty Chair: Mollie Kirkland
Mollie has been a mainstay in our first grade for 18 years. In that time, she also taught for 14 years in our Horizons Summer program.
Her colleagues share that, “Mollie is a talented teacher who provides each student with what they need at the critical ages/stages in first grade. She holds high standards that her students meet and grow towards.
She advocates for students that need extra support or intervention, always with examples of exemplary differentiation that are happening each day in her room. Mollie is willing and excited to try new curriculum and structures as a collaborative colleague.”
Warm, loving, and caring, Mollie is a great mentor for students and teachers alike. She is incredibly proud of the progress of her students - she will often show up at Head of Lower School and Early Childhood Meaghan Mallin’s office with a student who has accomplished something special to share that achievement with Meaghan. And as proud as the student is of their accomplishment, it is Mollie’s face, lit up with pride, and often accompanied by tears in her eyes, that underscores how genuine her commitment to her students is.
Mollie is also an exceptional mentor teacher to her apprentices - they go far because of her; she develops a special relationship with them, In fact, several of her former apprentices are now thriving here as lead teachers, and it is common for Mollie’s apprentice teachers to credit Mollie in particular with helping launch them. Such is Mollie’s skill, professionalism, and commitment to everyone’s growth that she has a transformational impact on not just her students but also on other teachers.
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