You Are Special: Ellen Margiotta

Ellen Margiotta was one of 23 Framingham School employees honored at the 23rd Annual Salute to Framingham.

The annual Salute program recognizes Framingham teachers and staff who go the extra mile to make each day “special” in our public schools. These teachers and staff are given a “You Are Special” designation and are publicly recognized as part of the Salute to Framingham.

Editor’s note: Framingham Patch is publishing all 23 honorees profiles between now and the end of the school year, so the community can recognize the employee. Below is the profile of Margiotta as it was read to the sold-out crowd of more than 500 people on Thursday, March 26.

Click here to view all the profiles published on Framingham Patch in 2015.

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Ellen Margiotta has been a Physical Education teacher at Stapleton Elementary School for the past eight years.

Prior to starting at Stapleton, she served as an itinerant Physical Education teacher at both Hemenway and Potter Road.

Ms. Margiotta is an integral component of the Stapleton community. Her high energy and positive, growth mindset is fundamental to the number of amazing and diverse opportunities that she brings to the school including, but not limited to; the Stapleton 5K, Field Day, The Gauntlet, Harry Potter Week, Running Club, Team Sports as well as the
installation of a Rock Wall purchased through her fundraising efforts.

Ms. Margiotta is the poster child for letting anyone who will listen know all that is wonderful about Stapleton. Her vivacity is contagious and a role model for others.

She has served as the President of the Massachusetts Association of Physical Education, Health, Recreation and Dance and is a champion for teachers in specialist positions.

Ms. Margiotta understands that teaching is a craft, one that cannot be mastered yet perpetually refined. She is a perfect example of someone who understands this mantra and works each and every day to become the best that she can be and pushes others to the same standard as well.

Ellen Margiotta - You Are Special.