Fresh from University of New Hampshire and Triton Regional High School comes Nora Rogers and Julian Rigol who are working here as Triton High School teachers in the Essentials special education program. Both get to follow in their mentor and former teacher, Mrs. Rebecca Takesian’s footsteps.
Ms. Rogers spoke about her feelings regarding how she likes working at Triton High School, working one on-one with a student in the essentials classroom. We also learned about how Julian, a former student from Triton who is now an essentials teacher, adapts to coming back—just in a different role. Lastly, Rebecca Takesian gave us her opinions on what she wants to see in a new hire in the essentials department.
“I love when people come in and do an interview for this position because I’ll look for people who can bring something that I don’t have,” said Mrs. Takesian, who helps hire new staff. “Like food service, good with books and picking out reading materials, someone who brings in a lot of creativity, excellent cook. I write the goals, they make them come alive.”
Mrs. Takesian, who has been working at Triton for 10 years, loves having new hires come in and work for the Special Education Department. “Having young people in the program, you people know things that I don’t know. You know technology, terminology, you teach us how to stay current. I think it gives a growth mindset, where we are always learning, which makes me appreciate having new people come in” Mrs. Takesian has made a lot of connections with students, one being Rigol, who was a class of 2023 student at Triton High School.
Julian now works as an instructional assistant in the special education department. He spent his last term of his senior year interning in this department, and not only did he intern, but he also was part of the IEP program during his time at Triton. He sets his goals for his time here, “I could inspire other students with IEPs that they can do this.” He knows that it can be hard, being a person with learning disabilities to be able to go for their dreams. Julian believes that if he can show the students that he assists in his new jobs what he can do, they can too.
The Triton Voice also met a new hire who is completely new to Triton High School, Ms. Rogers who joins Triton with her bachelor’s degree in psychology from UNH and experience working with at-risk teenagers. She says that she works best with teenagers, which made her choose Triton’s offer of working with the High School’s essentials department.
“I got a lot of experience working with that age group and I really liked working with that age group,” said Rogers. “It kinda taught me a lot about how to make connections.” She explained how her previous job made her get the hang of working at Triton quickly.
These teachers — experienced or newer – all have similar goals and mindsets towards their goals towards this job.
