Finley-Oats kindergarten teacher, Kristen Murray was recently announced as the winner of ESGI’s ‘Teacher Fixer Upper’ room makeover.
“Ms. Murray will receive prizes including classroom design help, classroom furnishings, and educational materials,” said Bonham ISD.
Murray was using ESGI to administer an assessment to one of her at-home learning students when she came across their Teacher Appreciation Give-Away. A few days after entering, she received an email notifying her that she was a finalist and requesting a phone interview. The company also visited with Mary Lou Fox, Murray’s principal.
Murray, who will begin her fourth year with Finley-Oates in the fall, told an especially compelling story. Her first year, she was hired less than twenty-four hours before school began. That year, kindergarten enrollment numbers were larger than expected, and the district added another teacher to reduce class size. The campus banded together to furnish a classroom on such short notice, and fellow teachers contributed items to the cause.
Murray says that, while she was truly blessed, a fresh start would be awesome. “I am most excited for my students to experience a fresh, new and inspiring space created just for them,” she says.
Murray expects the makeover to occur in October.
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