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Employees Making a Difference Program Recognizes Outstanding Classified School Employees
For the 18th year running, the Stanislaus County Office of Education (SCOE) and the Association of California School Administrators (ACSA) Region VII will partner to honor outstanding classified (non-supervisory) education employees in Stanislaus County. Twenty-eight exceptional classified staff will be honored at an award ceremony on Wednesday, January 22 at 4:00 p.m. Called “Employees Making a Difference,” school districts* throughout the county selected their honorees and forwarded nominations to SCOE.
During the program nine of the 28 honorees will be selected to represent Stanislaus County in the California Department of Education’s statewide Classified Employees of the Year recognition program. The names of the nine individuals will be announced at the event.
The Education Foundation of Stanislaus County will present the Jane Johnston Civility Award to one of the 28 nominees who best exemplifies the principles of civility. The award is named in honor of former SCOE Assistant Superintendent Jane Johnston, who helped launch the county-wide Choose Civility Initiative in 2010 and passed away unexpectedly in April 2012.
Key corporate sponsors Association of Stanislaus County School Boards, Atkinson Andelson Loya Ruud & Romo Law Firm, and Mocse Credit Union help make this event possible.
The following employees will be recognized at the event:
|
First Name |
Last Name |
District |
Job Title |
Worksite |
|
Ashton |
Avila |
Ceres Unified |
Paraprofessional III |
Student Services Department |
|
Bertina |
Bettencourt |
Chatom Union |
Food Service Worker III |
Chatom Elementary |
|
Stephen |
Burkett |
Stanislaus County Office of Education |
Facilities Support Technician |
Stanislaus County Office of Education |
|
Teresa |
Camara |
Riverbank Unified |
Administrative Assistant |
District Office |
|
Melody |
Chavez |
Keyes Union |
Community Liaison |
Spratling Middle School / Keyes USD |
|
Amy |
Corona |
Turlock Unified |
Para-Educator/Sp Ed-Severe |
Cunningham Elementary School |
|
Nicholas |
Durant |
Patterson Joint Unified |
Network Engineer |
District Wide |
|
Stan |
England |
Stanislaus Union |
Maintenance II |
Districtwide |
|
Saralee |
Ferrel |
Sylvan Union |
Instructional Paraprofessional |
Freedom Elementary School |
|
Stacy |
Galvan |
Hughson Unified |
Language Lab Para Educator |
Fox Road Elementary |
|
Tamara |
Garrett |
Modesto City Schools |
Yard duty Supervisor |
Martone School |
|
Clayton |
Gassittie |
Ceres Unified |
Mechanic |
District Office |
|
Elizabeth |
Giannone |
Turlock Unified |
Para-Education/Sp Ed Non-Severe |
Dutcher Middle School |
|
Manuel |
Gonzalez |
Modesto City Schools |
Head Custodian II |
Burbank Elementary |
|
Hilda |
Gutierrez |
Waterford Unified |
Family Advocate |
Child Development Center |
|
Dolores |
Hernandez |
Oakdale Joint Unified |
Custodian |
Oakdale Junior High School |
|
Pamela |
Ingalls |
Modesto City Schools |
Typist Clerk II |
Modesto High School |
|
Kalin |
Kent |
Salida Union |
Executive Secretary |
District Office |
|
Rohini |
Kishor |
Ceres Unified |
Cafe Manager |
Central Valley High School |
|
Maryann |
Largent |
Oakdale Joint Unified |
Bus Driver Trainer |
Transportation |
|
Laura |
Maldonado |
Denair Unified |
Principal Secretary |
Denair Charter Academy |
|
Catherine |
Manning |
Patterson Joint Unified |
Administrative Assistant II |
Del Puerto High School |
|
Stacy |
Schleigh |
Private or Charter School |
Administrative Assistant |
Great Valley Academy-Salida |
|
Poppy |
Spears |
Newman-Crows Landing Unified |
Instructional Aide |
Hunt Elementary |
|
Zachary |
Sward |
Turlock Unified |
Campus Supervisor-Secondary |
Pitman High School |
|
Paula |
Valbuena-Leon |
Modesto City Schools |
District Translator & Interpreter-Spanish |
Modesto City Schools |
|
Reginaldo |
Valenzuela |
Empire Union |
Head Custodian |
Capistrano Elementary |
|
Katie |
Wyckoff-Stewart |
Sylvan Union |
Staff Secretary |
Sherwood Elementary School |
*Districts select and send nominees to the county level recognition event based on the follow numbers. Example: 0-4999 students = 1 nominee; 5,000-9,999 students = 2 nominees; 10,000- 20,000 students = 3 nominees; 20,000+ students = 4 nominees).
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