Jessey will receive the Award of Excellence for Teaching and Mrs. Noon will receive the Award for Excellence for Support Staff Services.

The awards will be given out at the annual banquet honoring teachers, support staff, administrators and board of education members.

Nominations highlight how the nominee demonstrated dedication and exemplary service to the district and the regional educational community, how the individual demonstrated leadership, how did he or she make a difference in the district, and why he or she is an outstanding member of the district.

Jessey, a ninth grade ELA teacher at Jamestown High School, has been a teacher for 11 years and at Jamestown High School since 2015. Mr. Jessey’s nomination cites “his cheerful, level-headed, dedicated, creative, rigorous and compassionate personality.

Aaron Jessey

He works very hard to tailor his lessons to fit the learning styles and interests of his students and they recognize his deep commitment to them.

“Mr. Jessey is an extremely teacher who has made a positive difference in the lives of many people,” said JHS Principal Mike McElrath. “He always has great ideas and puts forth a lot of time and effort into his lesson plans. He wants to be sure that his students are performing to their highest potential in the classroom he does this through great planning and having high expectations for them. His sole purpose is to help other people’s children be as successful as possible.”

Noon, a school counselor at Jamestown High School, has been with Jamestown Schools for 19 years. Mrs. Noon’s nomination cites “her lovely, quiet, capable, affable cheerful personality whom parents request, teachers depend on and students adore. Her office is welcoming, her knowledge is broad; she is approachable, and the way that she makes other people feel safe, valued and comfortable is unique. Ashley is a classy, good-natured, self-depreciating, other-centered human being who deserves to be honored for her unstinting, good work that she does for so many other people.”

“Mrs. Noon is an exemplary school counselor on all levels,” McElrath said. “Ashley is a problem solver. She can quickly diagnose a problem or concern and find a positive solution by working collaboratively with students, teachers, parents and administrators. In order to achieve these types of outcomes, Mrs. Noon relies on her ability to maintain excellent relationships with all stakeholders in the community.”

“Being recognized by their peers as outstanding educators is well deserved by Mr. Jessey and Ms. Noon,” said JPS Superintendent Bret Apthorpe. “Our entire Jamestown school family congratulates them on this well-deserved award.”

WNYESC is a non-profit educational organization affiliated with SUNY at Buffalo representing 70 school districts in an eight county region.

For 12 years, it has sponsored an Excellence Recognition Program for support staff, teachers, administrators, superintendents, and board of education members.

Those honored for this recognition have all had a very positive impact on their schools and school districts and the students they serve.