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Well, my name is Jerri Oreson. The role I was hired in at is administrative assistant
for the Special Education department.
But since I've been here I have taken on new roles and
basically I'm the go-to software person. What I like best about my job is that
I'm in an environment where I can just be
really creative.
I mean they just encourage me to be an independent thinker and
a self motivator and
so I just... I just thrive in that environment.
Right now, my major project is I'm the new webmaster. What I find personally gratifying
about working with the University Charter School is that we provide
education to children
that otherwise would not be
thriving.
I'm really proud of
you know, that we just have such awesome teachers
and I'm just really proud of the work that we do because there's not a lot of people that
do what we do.
So we really provide just an essential service to our community. And we serve...
We educate students from all over the country not just in the state of Texas.
One of my favorite memories is a student that
recently graduated last school year from one of our campuses, the Pegasus campus. And it
meant a lot to me because I felt like I was
a small part of that
even though I'm not
in the classroom and I
I wasn't there educating him personally. But I think that
just being part of the University Charter School
makes me like a proud mom.
I really was very proud of him.
"One of the 2011 Outstanding Staff Awards goes to one of our own... "
You know I got the letter - first thing in the morning, it was in my box.
I got the letter and I read it.
and I had to read it again and then I took it down the hallway and I had my friend read it.
And I was just like "wow" -
I mean exciting. It was just - wow!
My colleagues are
quite possibly the hardest-working individuals that I know.
And for them to take the time to put my name in that,
you know, pot. I mean I'm just so honored and
appreciative of that because I know how hard they work.
And, I'm just...
I feel so proud to be a part of that.