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Submitted by Stephanie Hubbard, Superintendent Newtown-Harris R-III School
Caleb Fairley grew up in our small community and graduated from Newtown- Harris. He returned to the community and has been employed at Newtown-Harris as a special education paraprofessional for the past eight years.
Caleb does a great job of building relationships with our students and staff. Our students respond positively to him no matter the environment. He has a way of making sure that our students know that there is at least one adult who cares about them here at Newtown-Harris. He and his wife have taken students of need into their home, eventually adopting some. He is a man of integrity, faith and he continues to showcase that through his actions and commitment to our school district.
When the district has a need, Caleb is often the first to step up to help. He covers classrooms, runs errands, helps students who are in need socially, emotionally or physically, drives the van to after school activities and is working on his licensure to drive a bus. He is a recess monitor, breakfast data entry specialist, travel coordinator and summer maintenance director. He coaches baseball, basketball and track and field. In these roles, he pushes our athletes while sharing life-lessons with them.
Caleb pours his heart and soul into our students in the classroom setting. His patience, servitude, joyfulness, kindness and selflessness all impact the lives of our students and staff daily. In my thirty-three years in education, Caleb stands out as one of the best support staff members I have ever had the privilege of working with.
It is most fitting that Caleb Fairley be recognized as the 2024 MARE “Outstanding Rural Support Staff Member.”
Each year, the Missouri Association of Rural Education requests and receives nominations for the various “Outstanding Rural Education Awards”. An Awards Committee reviews the nominations and selects those to receive each award. The awards are presented during the Awards Luncheon as part of the annual conference. Winners are presented with a plaque noting their designation as an “Outstanding Rural Education Award” recipient.
MARE is a statewide organization created in 1987 to serve its member districts by promoting equal opportunity for rural Missouri students, by enhancing rural student academic potential and by creating justifiable pride in the state’s rural education program. For more information about the programs available, please visit the website at www.moare.com.
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