Morton School of Excellence
Chicago Public Schools · Chicago, IL
Top Teacher at Morton School of Excellence
Peggie Ujeania Burnett-Wise
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- 1Peggie Ujeania Burnett-WisePrincipal0+0 wk
- 2Raven DanielsPrincipal0+0 wk
- 3Kathleen LanceSchool Counselor0+0 wk
- 4Marisol RiveraOffice Manager0+0 wk
- 5Melissa WilliamsDean0+0 wk
- 6Kendra MalloryCoordinator0+0 wk
- 7Crystal CrawfordTeacher Assistant0+0 wk
- 8Wanda RobertsTeacher Assistant0+0 wk
- 9Nija WilliamsSpecial Education Teacher0+0 wk
- 10Gina RiveraRegular Teacher0+0 wk
- 11Jainesh PatelRegular Teacher0+0 wk
- 12Caitlin CataniaRegular Teacher0+0 wk
- 13Steven PerriRegular Teacher0+0 wk
- 14Sarah SessionsSpecial Education Teacher0+0 wk
- 15Bea CarvajalRegular Teacher0+0 wk
- 16Jaime SchultzSpecial Education Teacher0+0 wk
- 17Tatianna CookRegular Teacher0+0 wk
- 18Dejernet FarderRegular Teacher0+0 wk
- 19Elizabeth BradfordRegular Teacher0+0 wk
- 20Patrycja SaidaSpecial Education Teacher0+0 wk
- 21Chasitie NealSpecial Education Teacher0+0 wk
- 22Amanda HigaredaSpecial Education Teacher0+0 wk
- 23Rachel PostlethwaiteRegular Teacher0+0 wk
- 24Anna ShaneRegular Teacher0+0 wk
- 25Eunhye YoonRegular Teacher0+0 wk
- 26Megan JerantRegular Teacher0+0 wk
- 27Kennedy LewisRegular Teacher0+0 wk
- 28Kathryn RoseSpecial Education Teacher0+0 wk
- 29Kristen CampbellRegular Teacher0+0 wk
- 30Jon HearonRegular Teacher0+0 wk
- 31Crystal BrownRegular Teacher0+0 wk
- 32Kevin NesterRegular Teacher0+0 wk
- 33Nicholas LimbeckEnglish Learner Prg Teacher0+0 wk
- 34Trevor LachSpecial Education Teacher0+0 wk
- 35Elizabeth JonkerRegular Teacher0+0 wk
- 36Alex MirandaRegular Teacher0+0 wk
- 37Emily JohansonRegular Teacher0+0 wk
- 38Gloria MonroySpecial Education Teacher0+0 wk
What Kind of Appreciation Does Morton School of Excellence Send?
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Morton School of Excellence in Chicago, IL is part of the NoteVUE teacher appreciation community, where students, parents, and alumni send anonymous digital notes to educators who have made a lasting difference in their lives. With 0 notes sent to 0 teachers and counting, Morton School of Excellence has built a measurable culture of gratitude that reflects the dedication of its educators and the appreciation of its community.
Chicago Public Schools, which oversees Morton School of Excellence, serves thousands of students across the region. Within this district, Morton School of Excellence stands out as a school where appreciation is actively expressed — not just assumed. Teachers here receive notes that span the full emotional spectrum of gratitude: from heartfelt thanks for staying after school to help a struggling student, to recognition of the creative energy a teacher brings to every lesson, to real-talk acknowledgments from former students who only years later understood the impact their teacher had on their trajectory.
The NoteVUE platform operates on a simple but powerful principle: appreciation should be easy, permanent, and specific. Easy, because anyone can send a note in under 60 seconds with no account required. Permanent, because notes stay on a teacher's public wall forever — a digital record of impact that teachers can revisit on their hardest days. Specific, because students choose from four emotional vibes (grateful, inspired, proud, and real talk) and write a personal message, ensuring that what teachers receive feels genuine rather than generic.
How NoteVUE Works for Schools Like Morton School of Excellence
For a school like Morton School of Excellence, NoteVUE functions as both a recognition platform and a culture measurement tool. Every note sent to a teacher here is a data point — a signal from the community about who is making a difference and how. School leaders can see in real time which teachers are receiving the most appreciation, what emotional themes resonate most with students, and how engagement is trending week over week. This data doesn't replace human judgment, but it adds a layer of signal that no annual staff survey can capture.
Teachers at Morton School of Excellence who claim their NoteVUE walls become part of a public recognition system that extends beyond the walls of the school. When a parent shares a teacher's wall link on social media, or when a former student sends a note years after graduation, the appreciation circle expands. This kind of asynchronous, ongoing recognition is particularly powerful for educators, who often work in isolation — behind closed classroom doors — without knowing whether their effort is landing.
The milestone badge system rewards teachers at Morton School of Excellence as they accumulate notes: Bronze for 10 notes, Silver for 25, Gold for 50, and Legend for 100 or more. These badges appear on teacher walls and on the school's leaderboard profile, creating a visible record of recognition milestones. When a teacher crosses a milestone, they receive a notification — a moment of acknowledgment in a profession where acknowledgment is all too rare.
Bringing NoteVUE to Morton School of Excellence: A Guide for Principals
Principals and administrators at schools like Morton School of Excellence are increasingly using NoteVUE as a low-cost, high-impact teacher retention tool. In an era when teacher burnout and turnover are at historic highs, the data is clear: teachers who feel appreciated stay longer, perform better, and mentor more effectively. NoteVUE creates a scalable system for appreciation that doesn't require a principal to personally recognize every teacher every week.
The adoption playbook at Morton School of Excellence and schools like it typically starts with a brief announcement at a staff meeting: the principal introduces NoteVUE, explains that students and families can send anonymous appreciation notes, and invites every teacher to claim their wall. This takes five minutes. Within a week of the announcement, early-adopter teachers start sharing their wall links in their email signatures and classroom posters, and notes begin flowing in.
The most successful NoteVUE schools pair the platform launch with a specific event: Teacher Appreciation Week, the start of a new semester, or a school anniversary. These events give students a clear prompt and a sense of urgency. Schools that launch during Teacher Appreciation Week consistently see their note counts triple within 10 days of the event, as the social proof of visible appreciation inspires more students to participate. If you're a leader at Morton School of Excellence and you're reading this, consider this your invitation to take five minutes to explore what NoteVUE can do for your teachers and your school's culture.