Grandma Myrtle Jones Walker is serving 8-9 year olds in a third grade classroom at Tampa Bay Blvd. Elementary School.  Grandma Walker loves children and says they are her “forte.”  She says that she communicates “pretty well” with adults and “very well” with children. 

Grandma Walker devotes 20 hours a week to make sure her students all pass the FCAT and progress to the fourth grade.   She worked this year with three children who really needed her one-on-one instruction.  With a focus on reading and math, she worked with one little girl to help her stay focused when they read together; she saw good improvement.  Grandma Walker also worked with a little boy, striving to build his reading and language skills, as well as his self-image.

At the end of the school year, the teacher wrote:  “One little boy really likes working with Ms. Walker.  She has had a tremendous success rate in helping him.  He really likes getting good grades for his efforts.  He was successful in his FCAT testing this year, too.  She is an excellent role model for all students in our class.”

Ed Schwartz, lovingly called Mr. Ed by the children, served at North Tampa Head Start and Tampa Bay Boulevard Elementary School.  Mr. Ed spends Wednesdays at the Head Start Center, where he is dearly loved by the children and the teachers.  He spends one-on-one time with youngsters needing extra help to get ready for kindergarten. 

At Tampa Bay Boulevard Elementary School, Mr. Ed serves in a third grade classroom.  He works with children  who really need his extra help to prepare for the FCAT, which is administered annually in March.  With them, he focuses on reading and analytical skills. 

Mr. Ed has found a great niche for himself.  He finds it “very satisfying” to be with the children and to help them both academically and socially. 

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