On the last day of his first year as a teacher, Blaine Broderick's, '14, classroom was ready for summer: Chairs were stacked on tables, books were corralled in plastic tubs, the dry erase board was clean. His fourth and fifth graders were at an end-of-year assembly, giving Broderick, a special education teacher at Summit Intermediate in Nixa, time to reflect on a great start … [Read more...] about 2014 spotlight: Special education teacher wins award during first year in classroom