14 I The Lovell Chronicle I October 27, 2011
School District #2
Two special teachers join special ed staff
BY PATTI CARPENTER
Teachers Linda Wombolt and Ma-
ria Haire have something in common.
They both love helping the kids who
need their help the most.
Wombolt is a new special educa-
tion teacher at Lovell Middle School.
Wombolt recently worked at Cloud
Peak Middle School in Basin for three
years. Prior to that she worked as a
special education teacher in Idaho.
She grew up in Laurel and still
has family there. Moving to Lovell
brings her closer to her family and
that is a "bonus" for her.
Her degree is from Montana State
University in Billings. She majored in
elementary education and later added
special education as part of a double
major.
After taking her first course in
special education, performing some
volunteer work and observation,
Wombolt realized it was an area she
wanted to study further. Over time it
became her area of specialization and
led her to a career as a special educa-
tion teacher.
"Immediately I just loved doing it,"
she said. "I like the relationship you
form with the kids and although I work
in groups at the middle school level, I
enjoy the one-on-one interaction."
Wombolt has a great deal of empa-
thy for parents of children with spe-
cial needs because her own son has
struggled with attention deficit disor-
der.
"The thing is with these kids is
that it is sometimes the little things
that make a big difference in their
lives," said Wombolt. "It's those little
things that most people would take
for granted. For some kids it takes a
lot of practice and hard work just to
manage their day. These kids do work
really hard."
Wombolt likes the school system
in Wyoming and thinks overall it's a
good system. She is familiar with the
system because her own son attended
Wyoming schools and she saw his suc-
cess first hand.
Wombolt believes that early inter-
vention is the key.
"It can make a world of difference
in the progress and the outcome of the
child's education," she said. "Our goal
Linda Wombolt
Maria Haire
is always to make as much progress
with the student as possible and even
though they have special needs that
doesn't mean that they cannot make
progress."
According to Wombolt one of, the
biggest challenges for anyone work-
ing in special education is to see the
tremendous growth students make in
the classroom that isn't necessarily
reflected in their test scores.
"My goal for the kids is not only
for them to show progress but that
they will be able to go out into the real
world and be successful," said Wom-
bolt. "I really don't like the word dis-
ability. I like to talk about abilities.
I like to focus on what those abilities
are and how they can develop them to
be success. What is really important
is how those abilities can progress
enough to be successful in life."
Maria Haire is the new K-5 Re-
source Teacher at Lovell Elementary
School.
Haire worked as a special educa-
tion paraprofessional for five years in
Powell at the middle school level. She
also worked for five years in a pro-
gram called workability in California.
She has a degree in special educa-
tion from Grand Canyon University in
Phoenix, Ariz. Working with children
who have special education needs is a
"dream" for her.
"When I drive home I'm smiling
every day," said Haire. "It's amazing
and my friends probably think I'm ex-
aggerating because I'm always telling
them how much I love my job."
Haire considers her greatest
strength in language arts and read-
ing.
"I feel really strong in developing
reading comprehension lessons that
are individual to my students," said
Haire. "They are reacting really posi-
tively. We're already seeing scores go
up."
Haire works with about 12 chil-
dren in her program. Three parapro-
fessionals help provide the individual
attention that some of the children
need. The program includes children
as young as kindergarten age through
fifth grade.
"The job in itself is amazing, we
have great kids that are eager to
learn," said Haire.
Haire also believes that early in-
tervention is the key. The amount of
time students spend in her classroom
varies depending on age and attention
span. Fourth and fifth graders might
be with her for an hour and half, while
kindergarteners may only spend 30
minutes. The amount of time var-
ies based on the student's individual
needs.
"I truly believe with this popu-
lation we have to be hands on," said
Haire, who rewards her students with
educational games between lessons.
PiJblic not:ices
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PUBLIC NOTICE
The Wyoming Public Service Commission (Commission) has grant
ed Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. (MDU) authority to pass on whole
sale gas cost changes, including: [i] a decrease of $0.175 per deca.
therm (Dth) for Residential and Firm General Service customers; [ii
a decrease of $0.154 per Dth to Interruptible customers; and [iii] ar
increase of $0.784 per Dth to Seasonal Firm customers.
The increase to Seasonal Firm customers reflects movement frorr
summer to winter rates• The proposed changes in rates are subjecl
to notice, protest, intervention, refund, opportunity for hearing anc
such other orders as the Commission may deem appropriate.
The proposed changes in rates will affect all customers in MDU's
Wyoming service territory, and are proposed to go into effect foe
usage on and after October 3, 2011. The proposed pass-on will
result in an estimated net decrease of approximately $31,621 in the
Company's revenues during October 2011 based upon estimated
sales volumes for the month.
MDU's current and proposed rates for its Residential customers, in
dollars per Dth, are:
Tariff Item Proposed Current Net
Cost Cost Change
Purchased Gas Cost $4,963 ($0.243)
Surcharge Adjustment
(CBA)
qon-Core Revenue Credit
Total Purchased Gas Cost
$0.081
($0.106)
$4.938
$5.206
($0.0O8)
($0.085)
$5.113
$0.089
($0.021)
($0.175)
Distribution Delivery Charge $0.633 $0.633 $0.000
Conservation Tracking $0.000 $0.002 ($0.002)
Adjustment
Total Gas Cost $5.571 $5.748 ($0.177)
The average Residential customer using 7 Dths in October 2011
may expect a decrease of $1.23 or about 2.3%. Actual bills wil
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should contact MDU for details on how the changes will affect them
Sections 249 and 250 of the Commission's Rules allow a utility t¢
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Anyone desiring to file a public comment, statement, protest,
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