MAEN Podcast – A Conversation with Center Alternative School Teacher of the Year Michele Hamilton

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<p>Welcome to MAEN’s second podcast episode!!  We’re glad to have you with us.  In this episode, we meet Michele Hamilton of Center Alternative School (CAS) in Kansas City, Missouri.  Michele was selected by the CAS as the school&#8217;s teacher of the year.   In this second MAEN podcast episode, we will hear about Michele&#8217;s journey to alternative education and some of the programs that Center Alternative School offers to students.</p>
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<div>Center Alternative School</div>
<div>Matt Woolf, Principal</div>
<div>8434 Paseo<br />
Kansas City, MO 64131<br />
816-349-3440</div>
<div>Twitter: @CenterAltSchool</div>
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In this episode, we meet Michele Hamilton of Center Alternative School (CAS) in Kansas City, Missouri.  Michele was selected by the CAS as the school's teacher of the year. 

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