CUMBERLAND, Md. – November 18, 2025 – Kimberly Sloane, president of the Allegany County Education Association, kicked off “American Education Week” at the Allegany County Board of Education’s November meeting. Sloane shared a proclamation in honor of American Education Week – November 17-21. 

Sloane also presented the Education Support Professional of the Year award to Stephanie A. Scaletta, an instructional assistant in Special Education at South Penn Elementary School. Scaletta, Sloane and Cresta Kolkowski, the Maryland State Education Association UniServe director for ACEA and Garrett County Education Association, were joined by a group of ACEA members at the meeting.

“American Education Week reminds us to value the village of educators, education support professionals, and substitute educators it takes to teach our youth

More about the Allegany County Education Association is available online at www.aceamsea.org. 

Photo caption: ACEA members gathered for a photo with Stephanie Scaletta. Front row, left to right: Michelle Saville, Mark Kowalski, Amy Duncan, Laura Biser, Stephanie Scaletta, Robert Arbogast, Jocelyn Hiser, Stella Wang, Brett Gearing, Crystal Day, Brian Schram, and Tahmina Hans. Second row, left to right: Chelsea Boor, Susan Sommers and RJ, Beth Whitacre, Rachel Harper, Kate Taylor, Ann Kerns, Mary Moffett, Joan McCoy, Peggy Bass, Lisa Rowan, Crystal Wilhelm, and Julie Crawford.