“Obviously in education every day is an opportunity to impact a student, and it’s important that we honor and recognize you for that service,” GISD Superintendent Fred Brent said.
Here are the finalists and winners.
Auxiliary Employee of the Year
- Bethany Witten: cafeteria manager, Purl Elementary School
- Josefina Padilla: custodian, Purl Elementary School
- Maria Pantoja: custodian, East View High School (winner)
Paraprofessional Employee of the Year
- Charlie Johnson: special education, Wagner Middle School
- Susana Escobar: paraprofessional, Purl Elementary School (winner)
- Kim Ashby: administrative assistant, Purl Elementary School
Support Employee of the Year
- Candice Mills: behavior specialist, district (Winner)
- Joellen Goldsberry: counselor, Wagner Middle School
- Dawn Jennings: parent liaison, district
Elementary Teachers of the Year
- Keevan Shipley: Carvery Elementary School
- Sunny Schlaudt: Cooper Elementary School (Winner)
- Jenna Shinner: Ford Elementary School
- Janie Wiley: Frost Elementary School
- Jodie Hoadley: McCoy Elementary School
- Mabel Gallardo: Mitchell Elementary SChool
- Ellen Jorgensen: Purl Elementary SChool
- Callen Schultz: Pickett Elementary School
- Hilda Diaz: Village Elementary School
Secondary Teachers of the Year
- Beth Howell: Benold Middle School
- Karla Grzymala: Forbes Middle School
- Maria Mesa: Tippit Middle School
- Kelly Seaman: Wagner Middle School (Winner)
- Greg Wall: Georgetown High School
- Jolene Volek: East View High School
- Michelle Janowski: Georgetown Alternative Program
- Greg Reub: Richarte High School
- Erin Gertsema: Williamson County Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Program
