Alecia Robertson, Eagle Bay Elementary [Video]

“I would like to nominate Alecia Robertson and the other 5 teachers (Dominica, Allie, Tristan, Izana and Sandra) in the Eagle Bay Elementary BCIS classroom. BCIS stands for Behavioral, Cognitive, and Intensive Support Classroom.Alecia started working in this classroom last year as a sub TA. When a permanent position opened up she jumped at it and joined the team in December of 2023. This classroom has the hardest and most difficult students who suffer from severe behavioral and learning disabilities. There are 6 teachers to handle 4 children. These children have everything going against them. They come from broken homes, with parents in jail, being raised by grandparents and often feel unloved and unwanted.

Alecia and her fellow teachers in this classroom are trained in how to handle escalations, physical violence and emotional breakdowns. She has been hit, had her hair pulled, spit upon, been bit, scratched and had …