Blue Springs School District

It is my honor to introduce our September Employee of the Month and 2025-2026 BSSD Teacher of the Year, Jillian Littlejohn. Jillian is a first grade teacher at Cordill-Mason Elementary who has been with BSSD for 17 years. Littlejohn supports students both in and out of the classroom by leading her school’s robotics club and serving as a member of the BIST Vision and Care team. Jillian is also a Writing Lab Host for teachers and literacy coaches. When reflecting on factors that influenced Jillian to become a teacher, she wrote, “Whether my students learned resilience, focus, empathy, or inner pride, my goal is for a child to emerge from my room a little stronger, a little braver, and a little more confident in their ability to learn. When this happens, I have not just contributed to my school, I have contributed to our world, and...