Northwest ISD named its Teachers of the Year and honored the top educators and staff across the district at its annual Inspire Celebration on Thursday, April 11.

Chelsey Dunlevy of Love was named the district’s Elementary Teacher of the Year, while Melissa Krieg of Pike was named its Secondary Teacher of the Year. Ms. Dunlevy and Ms. Krieg will now represent the district in the Region XI Teacher of the Year competition.

Additionally, 29 Northwest ISD schools named their Exemplar Educators of the Year, honoring the district’s top teachers by campus for the 2018-19 academic year. Northwest ISD’s Exemplar Educators, seen below, were selected by campus staff for their leadership, motivation and effectiveness in the classroom.

The Inspire Celebration also acknowledged the district’s Employees of the Year, retirees and some of Northwest ISD’s longest-serving staff members celebrating their major work anniversary milestones.

 

Elementary Exemplar Educators of the Year
School	Teacher
Beck Elementary	Maddie Polk
Cox Elementary	Julie Campbell
Curtis Elementary	Amy Brundahl
Granger Elementary	Maria Ottman
Haslet Elementary	Cari Shank
Hatfield Elementary	Ashley Marshall
Hughes Elementary	Dina Clary
Justin Elementary	Kristin Thomas
Lakeview Elementary	Tami Rasberry
Love Elementary	Chelsey Dunlevy
Nance Elementary	April Scott
Peterson Elementary	Hannah Garcia
Prairie View Elementary	Brooke Commander
Roanoke Elementary	Robbie Terrell
Schluter Elementary	Donae Raymundo
Sendera Ranch Elementary	Danette Jurgens
Seven Hill Elementary	Whitney Beck
Thompson Elementary	Amanda Rogers
Secondary Exemplar Educators of the Year
Adams Middle School	Ashley Dacus
Chisholm Trail Middle School	Rich Kleckner
Medlin Middle School	Anthony Osburn
Pike Middle School	Melissa Krieg
Tidwell Middle School	Dianna Barrett
Wilson Middle School	Dolores Laughlin
Byron Nelson High School	Monica Vlaenta
Eaton High School	Nicholas Kougias
Northwest High School	Patricia Tran
Steele Accelerated High School	Gabriella Lochridge
Denton Creek	Dana Dollar
Employees of the Year
Category	Employee & Location
Instructional Support	Cari Ferber (Wilson)
Support Services	Sandy Fuson (Wilson)
Administrative Support	Wendy Van Norden (Hughes)