Special education teacher Sally Golden spends her workday flitting around Springfield Public Schools’ Brattain House, coordinating activities, leading daily debriefs, helping students self-sooth and accepting cookies from aspiring bakers.
The wall behind her desk is plastered with notes of gratitude from current and former students.
“I have the privilege of working with the best humans in the world every single day,” Golden said. “It just makes me want to come to work. It makes me excited to come to work.”…