The Redhound Service Award Creativity Winner, Jaden Dixon

What does creativity look like in a school?

Sometimes, it looks like an art project or a new idea. But sometimes, creativity is much quieter. It is asking a question no one else has thought to ask. It is looking at a challenge and wondering, What if we tried something different? It is believing that a student can succeed—and then finding a way to help make that success possible.

At Corbin Primary School, Jaden Dixon brings that kind of creativity to her work every day.

Jaden, an instructional monitor at CPS, was recently recognized with the Redhound Way Service Award for Creativity during our Classified Appreciation Breakfast. The award celebrates classified employees who bring the traits of The Redhound Way to life through their daily work and service to others.

Jaden's creativity begins with curiosity.

She takes the time to learn about the students she serves—their strengths, their challenges, and the things that make them unique. Whether a student is navigating a behavioral or academic challenge or needs support related to a vision impairment, Jaden doesn't simply see the obstacle. She wants to understand it.

Then she asks the more important question: What can we do?

Jaden continually generates ideas, imagines possibilities, and looks for new ways to help students experience success. And she doesn't stop at having a good idea. She turns those ideas into action, finding ways to help students participate, feel included, and experience opportunities alongside their peers.

That kind of creativity requires more than imagination. It requires empathy, persistence, and a willingness to keep trying.

One colleague described Jaden as someone who “embraces every challenge with determination, grace, and a willingness to serve others without hesitation.” They also highlighted her empathy, compassion, and selfless spirit—qualities that are evident in the way she approaches her work each day.

Perhaps the most powerful part of Jaden's creativity is the way she sees possibility in her students.

She doesn't allow a challenge to define what a student can accomplish. Instead, she imagines what success could look like and then works to find a path toward it.

That is creativity at its best.

It is not simply coming up with something new. It is seeing what could be and having the courage, curiosity, and compassion to help make it happen.

Jaden Dixon reminds us that when we imagine new possibilities for our students, we open doors they may not have known were there.

She doesn't just see what is. She sees what could be—and then gets to work making it possible.