[caption id="attachment_150447" align="alignright" width="171"] Senior AP English teacher Melissa Dupre was named Eanes ISD educator of the year.[/caption] Senior AP English teacher Melissa Dupre was named Eanes ISD educator of the year at the district’s employee recognition and retiree dinner May 5. Communication Director Claudia McWhorter said in a news release Dupre has been teaching at Westlake High School for 10 years. In addition to teaching AP English, Dupre works on the school’s Social Emotional Learning, or SEL, committee, the Grade Point Average, or GPA, committee and is a student council sponsor, the release said. Dupre has been teaching for a total of 23 years, McWhorter said. “Melissa [Dupre] helps make Westlake a better place for everyone,” WLHS Principal John Carter said in the release. “She is passionate about educating our students, not just about the curriculum, but about life. She cares about the health of the individuals at Westlake, and works tirelessly to reduce stress in the learning environment.” McWhorter said Dupre spearheaded the SEL focus on campus and initiated the Challenge Success program, which centers on creating a more balanced and academically fulfilling life for students. “My students are in control of their own learning, and they consistently exceed my expectations,” Dupre said in her application for educator of the year.  “My job has shifted from distributing content and confirming right and wrong answers to encouraging and challenging my students to think as deeply and completely as possible.” Educators of the year were also named in each of the eight other campuses in EISD.

EISD Educators of the Year

Barton Creek Elementary School—Kindergarten teacher Courtney Rimkus Bridge Point Elementary School—English as a Second Language/Response to Intervention teacher Sheri Bryant Cedar Creek Elementary School—Librarian Shannon Foley Eanes Elementary School—First grade teacher Allie Perry Forest Trail Elementary—Second grade teacher Jana Guerra Valley View Elementary—Special education teacher Alyse Cordelli Hill County Middle School—Language arts teacher Brenda Mosher West Ridge Middle School—Robotics and technology systems teacher Jason Spodick See the bios of all educators of the year here.