Terri Wood of OCM BOCES McEvoy Educational Campus is Cortland Rotary Teacher of the Year

Congratulations to Terri Wood, an OCM BOCES classroom teacher at the McEvoy Educational Campus in Cortland, for being named the 2012 Cortland Rotary Teacher of the Year.  Terri, who has been teaching for nearly 30 years, works with students that have multiple disabilities.

Terri has been commended for serving every student as an individual with her coworkers noting, “Whether the struggle is with paralysis, blindness, deafness, seizures, autism, or other significant cognitive deficits, Terri’s innovative, organized and supportive teaching has helped her students become successful adults in supported environments.”

Terri is dedicated to enhancing educational experiences for students at the McEvoy Educational Campus. She chairs the building committee to organize enrichment programs, coordinates the school’s annual spring show and year-end awards ceremony and oversees publication of the school yearbook. Terri also rallies staff to provide service-oriented, interactive community visits for students.
Terri is referred to as an educational leader who puts service above self.

Terri is pictured with former OCM BOCES District Superintendent Jessica F. Cohen.