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Matley receives award from staff
District's technology director has her hands in every clasroom
By Sue G. Collins, Staff Writer
PUBLISHED: September 25, 2008
Every month, the teachers and staff at Milan Middle School put one of their own up on a pedestal to recognize for outstanding contributions to the school family. For the first time, the Colleague of the Month recipient doesn't work at the middle school.
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She is not a teacher, a para-educator, an administrative assistant or a member of the support staff. This month's recipient does, however, have her hand in every classroom and her work will reach every student, parent and employee of Milan Area Schools.
Gina Matley, the district's technology director and recipient of the award, oversees the computer hardware and software for employees and students to ensure efficiency.
"She has helped us transition to a number of new programs at the beginning of the new school year and our staff is so appreciative," said Milan Middle School's Janet Martin. "She is relatively new to this position and has put in countless hours to help us all through the changes."
Matley, the mother of two young children, has been with the district full time for three years, after serving one year as a contractor. At the middle school, she helped staff learn the new Power School software program, the data base that stores and processes everything from grades to attendance.
"It has been a blessing in disguise, working hands-on with the teachers," Matley said. "I now understand more about how teachers use the program, what they need and how to best communicate with them."
Matley handled training, interfacing and data transfer with the new program.
"There's a lot of back end with the software," she said.
For her efforts, Matley received a gift certificate and gas card from the district and the Colleague of the Month sponsor, The Kidman Agency/Meemic Insurance.
"These are just small tokens. We are so thankful to have Gina here in the district," Martin said.
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