CCSSA “Excellence In Catholic Education Award”
Nomination: Mrs. Liberty Stafford
School: Blessed Sacrament School
It is a sincere honor and pleasure for East Central Alberta Catholic School Division to nominate Mrs. Liberty Stafford as the recipient of the prestigious CCSSA Excellence in Catholic Education Award. Liberty is currently teaching grade five and has also served as interim Vice-Principal at Blessed Sacrament School in Wainwright, AB. Mrs. Stafford is highly dedicated to her loving husband of 19 years and their three beautiful daughters. Liberty also deeply cares about her entire school community, as well as the local church and its ministry works. Mrs. Stafford strives to live, on a daily basis, as a role model of Jesus Christ through her prayer, acts of service, and through her passion that she is able to bring all stakeholders closer to the love of God.
Mrs. Stafford is the Religious Education Lead teacher for our school division and under her leadership she has been able to host division wide Novena for Catholic Education week as well as form a divisional faith based leadership team. Liberty’s efforts in the latter comment has unified our religious education leads and has fortified commitment and passion to enhance and celebrate the many blessings that we have as Catholic Educators. Liberty has also demonstrated her strong faith life through her planning and facilitation of parish celebrations, classroom visits, developing presentations, organizing the provision of bibles to our grade four students and she gives her time and talents to producing staff, parent, and student activities that heightens the JOY of our Catholicism in each and every school. The following quote from Liberty truly sums up her amazing dedication and commitment to Catholic Education, “As I encourage others in their faith, I am growing deeper in my faith too. That is the real payoff of being a Catholic educator. I want everyone who enters our schools to see, hear, and feel the Holy Spirit within Catholic Education. Students are a true gift from God and I am truly blessed to be part of their growing faith journey.”
Congratulations Mrs. Stafford on being recognized with this prestigious award and the division extends a very heartfelt thank you for your service, commitment, and most importantly for sharing your faith journey through your Christ-like servant leadership. God has blessed our school division with your presence!