001I'm Chase Poe. I'm a paraeducator at Cougar Valley Elementary School. I started off in this district in seventh grade, and I went to Central Kitsap junior High. At the time, I was the last ninth grade class there. I went to, Central Kitsap High School, where I graduated in 2017. After high school, I went off and did a number of different jobs, and after awhile, I just didn't feel fulfilled. And I knew that I always really enjoyed teaching, and I enjoyed working with children. I had a friend in the district and she said, you know, we're always looking for new people to come join us. So I decided, you know, I'll go ahead and apply to be a paraeducator. And I got the job and it's been super fulfilling. I absolutely love it. I work in
002an ILS classroom. I'm a one on one para with a student. The best part is just seeing the kids that you work with grow, and you know, you work so hard with them to to understand certain concepts, say math or or other kind of skills. When the kids start getting it, you see that work that you put in pay off. It's beautiful. I would like to come before school or sometimes after school, and talk with some of my teachers just about, you know, things happening in the world or their thoughts on things, and they always made time for me. You really felt like they cared about you. I just felt like at home it felt like a second home. I'm not sure I'd want to work in a different district, to be honest. I just
003I love this district. I love the people in it.