Cedar Lane School’s outstanding teacher for the 2024-2025 school year is Ms. Sadia Bouzaher! Ms. B, as she is sometimes known, is an experienced teacher who works to instill in her students a desire to learn and achieve. When she is working with her WAT students, whether on the job site, in the community, or in the classroom, she does what she can to understand the individual needs of each student in order to encourage them to build their skills and their self-esteem.

As one of her colleagues shared, “Last year there was a student in Ms. B’s class… the encouragement that she gave him was tremendous. He was a student who didn’t go by himself to the bus, due to lack of confidence. Ms. B persisted in teaching him the skills that he needed to be successful in a job and also talked to him in a way that only a few teachers have. Now, the student in question is in the STEP program doing his internship in a government office!”

Not only does she support her students and the general Cedar Lane/Vienna community while she is at work, as a member of the Cedar Lane staff she is often available to assist her colleagues in whichever way is possible. At times, she will stop by to check in on co-workers with an ear to hear their concerns and a treat to warm their stomach. Ms. B also strives to demonstrate inclusivity and equity in her work here at Cedar Lane. Congratulations, Ms. B!!