NORTH BRUNSWICK – Marcy Marx, a teacher of students with disabilities for 16 years in North Brunswick, has been named a Teacher Who Makes Magic by Magic 98.3 WMGQ FM.
Marx teaches specialized reading, and 10th grade English and theater at North Brunswick Township High School. She is the coordinator for the Positive Behavior Support In Schools (PBSIS) initiative and the director of the Alchemist Theater Company.
Marx teaches a theater elective for students in a behavior disabilities program and has extended the elective to the self-contained learning and language disabilities program, according to a statement prepared by the radio station. She also coordinates an annual show that generates enough revenue to fund the program for the 1,800 students all year.
Marx was nominated by Patty Van Langen, supervisor of Special Education at NBTHS.