Ms. Schnabel Recognized as FCPS CARES of the Month Recipient!
March 2025 Region 1 Recipient
Congratulations to Ms. Rebecca Schnabelon her recognition as the March 2025 FCPS CARES Region 1 Recipient of the Month, presented by the FCPS Department of Human Resources.
The FCPS CARES Program allows parents, staff, and community members to recognize FCPS employees for going above and beyond to help others and show they care. We invite you to submit your story below so we can all acknowledge the good work of FCPS employees.
Below is the write-up submitted by a Navy ES parent.
Mrs. Schnabel is our Literacy Leader at Navy Elementary School. She has gone above and beyond to ensure a successful implementation of Benchmark Advance at our school this year. Becky's work is rooted in data, observation, and dedication to coaching and working with our teachers to help our students. Our school-wide data shows the hard work throughout the building is paying off with significant improvements and gains across the board. Becky's enthusiasm for reading and learning is infectious, and energy and passion are building within our community. Becky organized a school-wide literacy night, and this year the theme was "Navy's Big Top Book Bash!" and everyone had a great time.
The school provided families with educational materials and resources to help their child and various fun, age-appropriate, and engaging literacy activities. For our family specifically, Mrs. Schnabel played a critical role this fall in helping our family pinpoint and fix an issue with our child's phonological awareness. Mrs. Schnabel took me seriously when I asked for advice and help. After additional diagnostic testing, Mrs. Schnabel worked with our child's classroom teacher and her tutor (also a teacher at Navy) to implement an intervention strategy. In just 8 weeks, our child and the team closed the phonological awareness gap and went beyond. Our child moved from below expectations to a maximum score on this winter's i-Ready for above-average expected growth, which is tremendous progress in such a short period.
Because of Mrs. Schnabel, my child has a newfound confidence and belief in her own work ethic. Becky was instrumental in devising a plan of action and gave our family and teachers the necessary knowledge and tools to help. Our child is definitely a student who would have flown under the radar and would have been overlooked without our request for additional scrutiny. I know my child is just one of many, and this story isn't unique, but this is one small success story we should be seeking to replicate broadly across FCPS. In addition to this already large workload, Becky will do anything for our Navy family. She pitched in and provided some rotational classroom instruction to our 6th graders while our school found a suitable long-term substitute. She is one of our staff social committee chairs who helps celebrate and maintain Navy Elementary's lighthearted, supportive family feel. Becky is a veteran and experienced mentor who helps our young educators grow in this profession. I can't say enough glowing things about her as a professional and a person. THANK YOU, MRS. SCHNABEL!
