NISD: District honors top teachers, staff at Inspire event
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) |