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Tribute to Teachers: Sheketha Ellison of Glades Middle School loves her students with all her heart

MIRAMAR, Fla. ā€“ Every year, Local 10ā€²s Tribute to Teachers campaign recognizes the best educators in South Florida, with only five honorees selected from hundreds of nominations.

Sheketha Ellison has been teaching special education at Glades Middle School in Miramar for 18 years.

ā€œThese are my babies as you can see, and I just canā€™t imagine doing anything else,ā€ Ellison said.

Ellison is known for inspiring her students with her positive attitude toward teaching.

ā€œShe is a great compass for us and a great anchor to bring us back and make sure that in everything that we do we are advocating for all children,ā€ Principal of Glades Middle School Ricardo Santana said.

Ellisonā€™s life is marked by what she does for others. Sheā€™s not only a special education teacher, sheā€™s a special needs mom.

ā€œI had the wonderful privilege of actually adopting my kids out of foster care. I have a son and a daughter, my son has Down syndrome and they are the reason why I keep going,ā€ Ellison said.

Ellison is among a select group of South Florida educators receiving recognition from the Tribute to Teachers campaign.

The recognition also comes with a $1,000 gift card from Publix Super Markets.

Ellison is known to her colleagues as the schoolā€™s leadership coach. She plans on being with them for a few more years before she retires.

ā€œIt also shows that the work that Iā€™m doing is not in vain ā€” that Iā€™m actually touching the lives of my students which is my ultimate goal,ā€ Ellison said.

RELATED: To see the stories of all the winners, click here.


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Mayte Padron Cordones is an Emmy-award winning journalist and the director of WPLG's Community Relations Department, overseeing the station's outreach initiatives to benefit and strengthen the South Florida community.

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