TEACHER: Michele Hall

SCHOOL: Baldwin County High School

SUBJECTS TAUGHT: Special services, ninth – 12^th grades

SOMETHING UNUSUAL ABOUT YOURSELF: I graduated from Auburn University with my bachelor's degree, but left college (about 3 months) early to begin teaching in Baldwin County at the age of 20.

Michele Hall teaches special education with a focus on essential/life skills pathways at Baldwin County High   School.

“I am the special education department chair at BCHS and site manager of the 21^st CCLC afterschool program,” Hall says.

She has taught in 18 years in the Baldwin County School System at Foley Middle School, Crossroads Alternative School and Baldwin County High School.

Hall says she knew she wanted to work with children, but unsure in what capacity.

“My mother was a kindergarten teacher at Spanish Fort Elementary and then an administrator at Stapleton Elementary School, so I spent a lot of time in the school environment,” she says. “My mother was the teacher that had the students with special needs in her classroom, and at a very young age, I became attached to them. I always went to her classroom to help out.

Hall attended Auburn University and quickly realized her passion to work with students with special needs.

“I love to see a student’s face light up when they get it — everything they’ve been taught has connected and they are eager to get more,” says Hall, describing her favorite part of teaching. “I enjoy helping students identify goals, develop action plans and see them reach those goals.”

Hall is very proud of her student and her school.

“This is why I spend time to run a program after school hours — for the students to continue their academic growth, as well as give them the opportunity to explore arts enrichment activities and college and career options,” she says.

When she isn’t teaching, Hall enjoys spending time with her husband, Robby, and their two Pomeranians. They enjoy biking, hiking, kayaking and traveling.

“I absolutely love the mountains, so we spend a lot of time out west,” Hall says. “When I retire, we hope to move out west with the log cabin living experience.”

Hall says she is very blessed with such a wonderful family, especially parents who have provided her with her work ethic.

“My mother has always been a very influential person in my life,” Hall says, “Watching her as an educator, the love for her career and compassion for the students, helped me grow as a teacher to strive for the best in myself and the students.