Molly Ward attended Grand Valley State University from 1991-1995 and earned a teaching certificate to teach special education students with cognitive impairments (CI), emotional impairments (EI), and learning disabilities (LD). She is also certified to teach regular education students K-5. Her teaching career began in Belding Area Schools as an EI teacher at the middle school. After teaching in the EI room for four years, she began teaching in the middle school Learning Disabilities Program. She has been teaching at the middle school since 1995. She feels she is truly fortunate to have a career that offers her growth and entertainment on a daily basis. Out of school, she enjoys her busy family life, reading, biking, and camping.