{"id":4923,"date":"2026-06-10T11:57:56","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T15:57:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rutherfordschools.org\/lincoln\/?p=4923"},"modified":"2026-06-10T11:57:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T15:57:56","slug":"the-starfish-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rutherfordschools.org\/lincoln\/the-starfish-award\/","title":{"rendered":"The Starfish Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"gmail_default\">The SEPAG came to Lincoln to make two very special announcements!\u00a0 First, Ms. Iocca received the Starfish Award from the parent organization.\u00a0 They noted Ms. Iocca delivers a sensory based learning experience that taps into students&#8217; strengths.\u00a0 She reinforces therapies throughout the day and teaches students academic, social and emotional skills in such a gentle, but effective manner.<\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\">The second award was for Lincoln School in recognition of the efforts of the entire special education team! Paraprofessionals, OT, PT, speech, preschool, Behaviorists, CST, MD, teachers, inclusion and LLD teachers received the Starfish Award in the school category!\u00a0 \u00a0Everyday these staff members make a difference to each child!\u00a0 They value the children and show compassion when learning or socializing is challenging and this permeates\u00a0throughout the school.\u00a0 Congratulations to all!<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4924\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rutherfordschools.org\/lincoln\/files\/2026\/06\/D4D8712F-F612-4AF9-8976-AFB5A77AA132_1_105_c-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rutherfordschools.org\/lincoln\/files\/2026\/06\/D4D8712F-F612-4AF9-8976-AFB5A77AA132_1_105_c-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.rutherfordschools.org\/lincoln\/files\/2026\/06\/D4D8712F-F612-4AF9-8976-AFB5A77AA132_1_105_c.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4925\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rutherfordschools.org\/lincoln\/files\/2026\/06\/E1C29AC3-A524-4A2F-ACB7-86573400365C_1_105_c-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rutherfordschools.org\/lincoln\/files\/2026\/06\/E1C29AC3-A524-4A2F-ACB7-86573400365C_1_105_c-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.rutherfordschools.org\/lincoln\/files\/2026\/06\/E1C29AC3-A524-4A2F-ACB7-86573400365C_1_105_c.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4926\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rutherfordschools.org\/lincoln\/files\/2026\/06\/86D15503-03F8-4782-AA91-31D598BF278B_1_105_c-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rutherfordschools.org\/lincoln\/files\/2026\/06\/86D15503-03F8-4782-AA91-31D598BF278B_1_105_c-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.rutherfordschools.org\/lincoln\/files\/2026\/06\/86D15503-03F8-4782-AA91-31D598BF278B_1_105_c.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The SEPAG came to Lincoln to make two very special announcements!\u00a0 First, Ms. Iocca received the Starfish Award from the parent organization.\u00a0 They noted Ms. Iocca delivers a sensory based learning experience that taps into students&#8217; strengths.\u00a0 She reinforces therapies throughout the day and teaches students academic, social and emotional skills in such a gentle, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-4923","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-lincoln-school-news","7":"entry","8":"has-post-thumbnail"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - 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