T. H. Rogers teachers discuss the 'see-think-wonder' learning routine
Creating a sense of community in a class full of unfamiliar students is one challenge every teacher faces at the start of a new school year.
At T.H. Rogers, third- and fourth-grade teachers are using strategies they learned over the summer at Harvard University’s Project Zero Classroom Institute to do just that.
Teacher Jeremy Martin broke the ice with his students on Monday using the “See-Think-Wonder” thinking routine.
“This allows them to view a subject and just write about what they see on the surface,” said Martin. “Then, they are asked to write down what thoughts they have, and finally, to write any questions they wonder about. My classroom is decorated in an underwater theme, so I gave them time to write about whatever they saw as they looked around, then what they thought about when they saw the decorations or me (or even reflections from their prior knowledge of what they have heard about fourth grade). Finally, they were asked to write down any questions that they had. The kids really seemed to like it because it was engaging, but it really made them think and reflect on how fourth grade was going to be this year.”
The idea is “to encourage students to think critically and creatively, and to assess student work in ways that deepen learning,” added teacher Jessica Willie. “We have committed to using the visible thinking and learning routines developed by Ron Richhart and his team of researchers in the book, Making Thinking Visible. These enrich instruction and increase student engagement by showing what a thoughtful classroom looks like.”
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The Retirement Storefront at HISD will be hosting retirement seminars from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. on the following dates this fall:
- Wed., Sept. 18
- Tues., Oct. 22
- Wed., Nov. 6
- Wed., Dec. 4
All district employees are encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity to learn more about their Teacher Retirement System (TRS) benefits.
Employees must register through e-TRAIN to attend, and select course code #BN0200.
Questions may be directed to V. Janene English at 713-695-5561 ext. 343.
Houston Arts Partners Conference Sept 13 & 14
The third annual Houston Arts Partners Conference will be taking place on Sept. 13 and 14, 2013, at the Houston Ballet Center for Dance (601 Preston St., 77002).
This year’s theme is “Arts Work: How the Arts Benefit the Individual, the Classroom, the Community, and the Economy,” and attendees can earn up to 15 CPE credit hours.
For complete details, please visit the conference website.
George Ranch to host Open House for Educators on Sept. 7
The historic George Ranch will be hosting an Open House for Educators on Sat., Sept. 7, 2013, and all HISD history teachers are invited!
Come take a journey through our state’s history by following four generations of one Texas family dating back to the 1830’s.
For complete details, please see this related posting.
Mobile mammograms return to HISD Sept. 9
Each year, The Rose offers on-site screening mammograms to female HISD employees who meet certain criteria.
Seven dates have been added for this fall, starting on Sept. 9 at Lee High School and extending through Oct. 30 at the Hattie Mae White Educational Support Center.
Interested women are encouraged to act quickly, as only a limited number of mammograms can be performed each day.
Please see the attached flyer (.pdf) for complete details.
Discount offer to Aug. 31 Texas Kickoff Classic
The Houston Texans, HISD’s longtime community partner, is offering district employees a savings of about 15 percent off of the regular price of tickets for a new fall tradition.
The inaugural Texas Kickoff Classic is coming to Reliant Stadium on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013, and district employees can get a family value pack of four tickets, four hot dogs, and four soft drinks for prices starting at $120.
Come launch the college football season by watching the Mississippi State Bulldogs take on Oklahoma State Cowboys for less.
To take advantage of this special offer, please contact Warren Caguioa at 832-667-2319 or warren.caguioa@houstontexans.com. A downloadable flyer (.pdf) is available for reference.
All processing charges, taxes, and fees will be waived.
Starting next month, HISD’s Risk Management department will be offering courses for both new and veteran leaders/trainers on the Texas Hazard Communication Act and its requirements regulating the annual documentation of hazardous chemicals/products on the job.
These courses are designed for employees who are responsible for preparing the annual work site chemical inventory and training components.
Interested employees/work-site leaders may register for any of the 11 available training dates being offered between Sept. 5 and Oct. 3. Those who have not yet received any training should plan to attend one of the baseline classes.
Registration must be completed via eTRAIN. Use course code #RM0032 for the one-hour refresher course and course code #RM0001 for the two-hour baseline course.
All classes will be held from 10 a.m. until noon at the Hattie Mae White Educational Support Center (4400 W. 18th St., 77092).
Questions may be directed to Tamara Cubit or Detra Williams at 713-556-9225.
Lawrence Watkins
This week’s Shout Out goes to plant operator Lawrence Watkins, who received a standing ovation from the faculty and staff at Anderson Elementary School for his exceptional performance this summer.
“This is the first year that they have ever returned to their rooms not only being spotless, but also everything being put back just as they left it,” explained Principal Roslyn Stiles Vaughn. “Mr. Watkins drew a map on the whiteboard in each room showing how and where he had found the furniture. It was awesome! Highest kudos to Mr. Watkins and his staff—especially since this was his first summer and opening of school with us.”
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The vast majority of employees who responded to last week’s eNews survey said they had signed up for HISD’s Supplemental Sick Leave Bank (SSLB).
That program, which offers participants up to 30 days of additional paid leave in the event of a severe personal injury or illness, requires interested employees to contribute one day of personal leave to the bank to enroll.
Only about a third of the 85 percent who were enrolled said they had ever had cause to use it. Still, observed one survey-taker, “You never know when it may come in handy.”
For more information about SSLB, please see this related article. The deadline to enroll this summer is Tues., Sept. 3, but another enrollment opportunity will be offered in the fall.
The first day of school for HISD students is Mon., Aug. 26, 2013, so don’t wait any longer if you haven’t finished getting your kids ready. Details on which schools require uniforms are here. Bus route information is here, and questions regarding transportation can be directed to 713-613-3040. Learn where to find free immunizations here.
Here are some other dates you might want to mark on your calendar:
- Aug. 1-Sept. 2: Houston Restaurant Weeks (benefitting the Houston Food Bank)
- Aug. 26: First day of school (students)
- Sept. 2: Labor Day holiday (.pdf)
- Sept. 7: Grads Within Reach walk
- Sept. 12: Board meeting (regular)
- Sept. 13: Fall holiday (.pdf)
- Sept. 15-21: Share Our Strength’s Dine Out for No Kid Hungry
- Sept. 18-Dec. 18: Friends of Houston Public Library Farmers’ Market Book Sale
- Sept. 28: The Museum Experience
- Oct. 4 & 5: Friends of Houston Public Library Children’s Book Sale
- Oct. 10: Board meeting (regular)
- Nov. 5: Election Day
- Nov. 27-29: Thanksgiving holiday (.pdf)
Tal Gribbins
The strongest voice in a room isn’t necessarily the loudest, the biggest, the deepest, or even the meanest-sounding. Usually, it’s the smartest—and sometimes the most quiet.
That’s the lesson that coach and drama teacher Tal Gribbins learned after using the “Strong Voice” strategy from Doug Lemov’s Teach Like a Champion book in his classroom at Grady Middle School.
“When you’re training to be a teacher, the one thing they really drive home is how important (and difficult) classroom management is,” said Gribbins. “Despite our best efforts, there are times when the students will start talking when we don’t want them to. Raising your voice to be heard over the din is only going to force the volume up so they can hear each other over you. But that’s what they’re accustomed to— it’s a standard adult response. If you try to compete with them for vocal dominance, you’ve joined the group and are no longer the leader. So don’t talk over students. Ever.”
“Now, I just use Strong Voice,” said Gribbins. “To get the room’s attention, I give them strong, well-projected, concise instructions. If the sound of my voice doesn’t stop them in their tracks, I just stop speaking, and square up my body so that it faces the group directly. Your body language will speak volumes for you. So will direct eye contact. After a few seconds, I’ll start to speak again. If the whole group doesn’t stop and listen, I stop again.”
Gribbins says he knows the idea sounds ridiculous, “but I’m telling you, it works beautifully. It may take awhile to establish this procedure as a norm, but the magical thing about Strong Voice is that the students end up doing the work for you. Now, by the second time I stop mid-sentence, there’s a ripple of “Shhhs!” and “Quiet, guys!” that runs through the room. The class begins to monitor and correct itself. Strong Voice keeps you firmly established as the authority figure in the room.”
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Reagan HS Principal (and alumna) Connier Berger, at the dedication of Berger's Bulldog Cafe in March
If anyone could be said to “bleed maroon,” it’s Connie Berger. The Reagan High School alumna has been leading her alma mater since she became its principal during the 2006–2007 school year, and even the in-house coffee shop that opened in March was named in her honor (Berger’s Bulldog Café).
This month, Berger marked her 30th year of service to the district. She has also served as a teacher and an assistant principal at a number of other campuses, but her first job in HISD was as a history, psychology, and German teacher at Reagan. One of the first discoveries she made while there? A purse she’d had stolen a few years prior when she was still a student. “It was found behind the stage area,” she said ruefully. “That was really amazing.”
Berger called it “surprising” to realize that she has been with the district for three decades, but “I still have the passion and love for what I do every day. The best part of my job is having conversations with students and seeing their successes.”
Berger officially marked her 30th anniversary with the district on Aug. 19, but several other employees are also marking theirs this week (Aug. 18–24). See if you know anyone on this list:
35 years
- Alma Atha, registrar, Sharpstown HS
- Deborah Atkins, teaching assistant, Grissom ES
- Shelly Brown, teacher, Codwell ES
- Cahuasqui Franklin, plant operator, Carrillo ES
- Lucretia Carter, teacher, HSPVA
- Reta Daughtery, teacher, Horn ES
- Andrew Dewey, teacher, Carnegie Vanguard HS
- Margaret Dickey, L teacher, Lanier MS
- Charmaine Dyson, teacher, Hines-Caldwell ES
- Theresa Edgar, teacher, N Q Henderson ES
- Beverly Joubert, associate teacher
- Gail Lewis, teacher, Brookline ES
- Jacquelyn Maida, magnet coordinator, Oak Forest ES
- Diane Mintz, teacher, Janowski ES
- Charles Mooney, teacher, DeBakey HS
- Patsy Morehead-Potts, teacher, Kashmere HS
- Charles Perridon, teacher, Sharpstown HS
- Prince Ruby, instructional coordinator, Red ES
- Scott Rigrod, teacher, Marshall MS
- Linda Robinson, teacher, Janowski ES
- Deanna Roquemore-Lee, teacher, Lanier MS
- Susan Sheets, teacher, Roberts ES
- Marsha Stacey, instructional specialist, Dowling MS
- Bonnie Strathmann, teacher, Milby HS
- Lise Tuttle, teacher, Hogg MS
- Dephanie West, teacher, Ashford ES
- Luvora Williams-Wright, program specialist, Special Education
- Donna Woodruff, teacher, Hartman MS
30 years
- Carl Birk, librarian, Berry ES
- Laura Burke, teacher, Foster ES
- Dana Cabrejos, teacher, Red ES
- Beverly Carson, teacher, Garden Oaks ES
- Eurica Diggs, manager, Food Services
- Gerald Dugan, teacher, Beechnut Academy
- Maida Feliciano, specialist, Multilingual/Special Program
- Alma Flores, teacher, Wainwright ES
- Foller Steven, teacher, Memorial ES
- Sheila Galvan, teacher, Gregory-Lincoln MS
- Lisa Gonzales, teacher, Robinson ES
- Maria Gonzalez, teacher, Rodriguez ES
- Jon Gross, associate teacher
- Valentina Guevara, teacher, Carrillo ES
- Amy Gurghigian, instructional coordinator, Longfellow ES
- Patricia Hattenbach, teacher, Westside HS
- E. L. Jenkins, teacher, Davis HS
- Susan Joachim-Hurta, senior manager, Special Education
- Tanya Lorence, Title I coordinator, Halpin ECC
- Delonn McCall, teacher, Westside HS
- Thomas Nolen, teacher, Lamar HS
- Ernest Ortiz, teacher, Waltrip HS
- Jo Ortiz, assistant principal, Stevenson MS
- Linda Pierce, teacher, Wharton ES
- Maria Romero, attendant, Food Services
- Saundra Saunders, teacher, White ES
- Catherine Sheets, teacher, Sugar Grove Academy
- Felchneta Spotts, teacher, Shearn ES
- Glenda Trevino, teacher, White ES
- Tammy Whitehouse, teacher, Roberts ES
- Artimese Yarbrough, attendant, Food Services
25 years
- Pierre Archelus, senior HVAC Repairer, Construction & Facility Services
- Donna Chenault, associate analyst, Budgeting & Financial Planning
- Hector Najera, plant operator, Southmayd ES
- Oralia Pena, attendant, Food Services
- Oswaldo Pineda, custodian, White ES
20 years
- Kimberly Agnew, principal, Wesley ES
- Saquib Ahmed, teacher, Community Services
- Luis Alatorre, teacher, Pilgrim Academy
- Jennifer Alexander, manager, Multilingual/Special Program
- Norah Ambani, teacher, Henry MS
- Anthony Joyce, teacher, Scarborough ES
- Raquel Arias, teacher, Patterson ES
- Harry Babers, teacher, Rice MS
- Rosamaria Balderas, teacher, Eliot ES
- Michele Baun, teacher, T H Rogers MS
- Deshand Bennett, teacher, Codwell ES
- Diane Bissell, teacher development specialist, Professional Development
- Kay Bolden, teacher, Vision Programs
- Devora Borik, teacher, Bellaire HS
- Patrice Brown, teacher, Felix Cook ES
- Robert Brown, magnet coordinator, Reagan K-8 Ed Center
- Mason Bryant, teacher, Cullen MS
- Rachel Burgan, magnet coordinator, Pershing MS
- Linda Cabral, magnet coordinator, Herod ES
- Cantu Mario, assistant principal, Peck ES
- Ray Carrington, teacher, Yates HS
- Gloria Casanova, teacher, Neff ES School
- Fernando Castro, teacher, Poe ES
- Irma Cavazos, teacher, Field ES
- José Cervera, technician, IT Infrastructure-Engineer-Ops
- Stephanie Crook, assistant principal, Westbury HS
- Elizabeth Cruz, clerk, Sutton ES
- Salvador Diaz, teacher, Brookline ES
- Gary Ebert, teacher, Pilgrim Academy
- Trealla Epps, principal, Bruce ES
- Espinosa Amalia, teacher, Emerson ES
- Rosie Ewing, teacher, Woodson ES
- Leticia Favela, teacher, Lewis ES
- Flores Elsa, teacher, Braeburn ES
- Frieda Fromen, teacher, Mark Twain ES
- Maria Fuentes, clerk, Pershing MS
- Awny Gabriel, teacher, Alcott ES
- Garza Hector, teacher, Emerson ES
- Sorie Gassama, teacher, Sterling HS
- Carol Gerhardt, teacher, J. P. Henderson ES
- Russell Glasser, teacher, Brookline ES
- Laura Goeddeke, librarian, Marshall MS
- Gomez Bertha, teacher, Sutton ES
- Rosalinda Gonzales, teacher, Looscan ES
- Gonzalez Blanca, teacher, Mitchell ES
- Blanca Gonzalez, teacher, Bonner ES
- Laura Gonzalez, teacher, Roderick R Paige ES
- Goudeau Analisa, assistant principal, DeBakey HS
- Marilyn Grimaldo, teacher, Piney Point ES
- Martha Guerrero, teacher, Piney Point ES
- Margie Hall, teacher, Burbank MS
- John Hammond, teacher, Mading ES
- Rosalinda Herrera, teacher, Lyons ES
- April Hiller, teacher, Kolter ES
- Hinga Floradine, teacher, Blackshear ES
- Kevin Hodges, project manager, Information Technology
- Holt Mark, teacher, Peck ES
- Mary Holt, teacher, Thompson ES
- Velda Hunter, librarian, Yates HS
- Sandra Hypolite, teacher, Herod ES
- Angela Jackson, student information rep., Anderson ES
- Jackson Lessie, teacher, Sugar Grove Academy
- Lisa Jean, Special Ed. employment rep., Furr HS
- Raquel Juarez, teacher, Sanchez ES
- Laurel Kelly, teacher, Parker ES
- Demetrice Kelly-Basile, teacher, Deaf Campus
- Khurana Mukta, teacher, West Briar MS
- Lerma Elisama, teacher, Community Services
- Elizabeth Lerma-Martinez, teacher, Anderson ES
- Anastasia Lindo, school support officer, Welch MS
- Alfred Lloyd, teacher, Jordan HS
- Natalie Lott, teaching assistant, T. H. Rogers MS
- Charles Lynch, teacher, Waltrip HS
- Natasha Mallone, teacher, Community Services
- Damaris Marin, instructional coordinator, White ES
- Douglas Martin, teacher, Waltrip HS
- Graciela Martinez, teacher, Twain ES
- Jesus Martinez, dean of students, Sharpstown Intl. School
- Jose Martinez, teacher, Robinson ES
- Lilia Martinez, teaching assistant, Crespo ES
- Miriam Martinez, teacher, HSPVA
- Lee Mashburn, magnet coordinator, Sinclair ES
- Maritza Mayer, teacher, Love ES
- Sharon Mayo, teacher, Hamilton MS
- William Menjivar, teacher, Helms ES
- Herminia Millan, teacher, Southmayd ES
- Jose Montalvo, teacher, Dogan ES
- Carlos Montoya, teacher, Benavidez ES
- Linda Moore, teacher, Bellaire HS
- Lorena Moore, teacher, Rodriguez ES
- David Morales, IT customer service rep., J. R. Harris ES
- Bonifacio Muñoz, teacher, Sinclair ES
- Paul Munson, teacher, Bellaire HS
- Araceli Narvaez, teacher, Rodriguez ES
- Melanie Nelson, teacher, Travis ES
- Janice Newsum, specialist, Library Services
- Jawanza Okera, teacher, Kelso ES
- Beatriz Orr, teacher, Coop ES
- Alicia Pina, teacher, Sutton ES
- Lashawn Porter, assistant principal, Foerster ES
- Melanie Porterie, teacher, T. H. Rogers MS
- Vicki Preer, program specialist, Child Study
- Maribel Quinonez, teacher, Cunningham ES
- Belinda Ramirez, teacher, McNamara ES
- Stacy Reichstein, teacher, Horn ES
- Patrick Reinecke, teacher, Madison HS
- Ramon Reyna, plant operator, Bonham ES
- Diadra Richardson, speech therapist, Child Study
- Rosalinda Rivas, teacher, Seguin ES School
- Maria Rivera, teacher, Brookline ES
- Elsa Rodriguez, teacher, Jefferson ES
- Eusebio Rodriguez-Duenez, teacher, Park Place ES
- Vanessa Rodriguez-Laware, teacher, Westbury HS
- Sharmen Rogers, instructional specialist , Middle Schools Office
- Silvia Romano, teacher, Ketelsen ES School
- Diana Saenz, teacher, Highland Heights ES
- Orlando Saenz, teacher, Robinson ES
- Margaret Sands, teacher, Clifton MS
- Charlotte Scott, secretary, West Briar MS
- Duawn Seals, teacher, Stevenson MS
- Rose Segovia, teacher, McNamara ES
- Isela Seledon, secretary, Martinez ES
- Dianna Shapiro, teacher, Sutton ES
- William Shore, dean of instruction, Waltrip HS
- Janie Silva, secretary, Long Academy
- Daphne Simmons, teacher, Hines-Caldwell ES
- Irma Skolaut, teacher, Benbrook ES
- Esperanza Sola, teacher, Rodriguez ES
- Josefina Stelzer, teacher, Oates ES
- Wilfred Stewart, teacher, Jordan HS
- Gustavo Tamayo, teacher, Crespo ES
- Cynthia Teagle, teacher development specialist, Professional Development
- Darlene Thomas, dean of students, Hamilton MS
- Marilyn Thompson, teacher development spec., Professional Development
- Gerald Thurmond, teacher, Westbury HS
- Maria Trevino, teaching assistant, Braeburn ES
- Jerry Van Dusen, teacher, Lamar HS
- Carmen Vargas, teacher, Durkee ES
- Myrna Velez, evaluation specialist, Child Study
- Michael Verdone, teacher specialist, Westbury HS
- Jagdeep Verma, IT customer service rep., Waltrip HS
- Adelina Villarreal, custodian, Foster ES
- Christine Villarreal, secretary, Athletics
- Brandy Watkins, teacher, Pershing MS
- Laura Whittaker, teacher, Almeda ES
- Astrid Wich, clerk, Furr HS
- Darrell Williams, teacher, Westbury HS
- Juana Wilson de Jesus, teacher, Cage ES
- Horace Wilson, custodian, Briargrove ES
- Eva Zepeda, teacher, Almeda ES
15 years
- Cornelius Andrus, crossing guard, Wesley ES
- Katherine Bascom, teacher, Parker ES
- Tonya Harris, teaching assistant, Welch MS
- Franz Hill, teacher, Lanier MS
- Edith Hoskins, teacher, Madison HS
- Carla Hoyer, teacher, Waltrip HS
- Valerie King, team lead, Food Services
- Ping-Hsiu Lee, teacher, Reagan HS
- Connie Maldonado, teacher, Lamar HS
- Sylvia Martinez, student information rep., Lyons ES
- La-Fonda Moss, teaching assistant, Lovett ES
- Phillip Nnaka, associate teacher
- Yvonne Payton-Parks, counselor, Cook ES
- Anna Quiroz, student information rep., Kennedy ES
- Emma Ruano, secretary, Advanced Virtual Academy
- Stephanie Smith-Hogan, bus driver, Transportation Services
- Luciano Uvalle, senior mechanic, Transportation Services
10 years
- NII Armah, associate teacher
- Sandra Barron, teaching assistant, Northline ES
- Ronyikka Bouldin, attendant team lead Food Services
- Butler William, teacher, Yates HS
- Juliet Carrizales, teacher, Sam Houston MSTC
- Karla Castellon, teacher, Brookline ES
- Norma Castoreña, custodian, Black MS
- Christian Chavez, teacher, Berry ES
- Vincent Cortes, teacher, Coop ES
- Gloria Diaz, custodian, Wheatley HS
- Joyce Edwards, associate teachers
- William Ellis Jr, assistant principal, Milby HS
- Brian Gillespie, teacher, Austin HS
- LaTanya Gillespie, attendant, Food Services
- Rosa Gonzalez, attendant, Food Services
- Vincent Grayson, teacher, Washington HS
- Tiffany Guillory, assistant principal, Westbury HS
- Carolyn Hollis, teacher, River Oaks ES
- Luz Huerta, attendant, Food Services
- LaShanda Jackson, curriculum specialist, Westbury HS
- Sherita Jackson, teacher, Westbury HS
- Patricia Jackson-Ware, Special Ed. employment rep., Reagan HS
- Pearlie Jones, attendant, Food Services
- Beatriz Khan, teacher, Rice MS
- Rhonda Livingston, teacher, Fonville MS
- Norma Lucero, student information rep, Westbury HS
- Monique Marrou, teacher, Ray Daily ES
- Jennifer Martinez, teacher, Helms ES
- Michael McSweeney, teacher, Reagan HS
- Luis Murillo, teacher, Chavez HS
- Charmel Overstreet, student information rep., Grissom ES
- Felicia Palacios, secretary, Sam Houston MSTC
- Gloria Parada, attendant, Food Services
- Shenita Ramirez, secretary, Bastian ES
- Astrid Reymundo, teaching assistant, Durkee ES
- Linda Reyna, custodian, Food Services
- Christen Skeen, teacher, Milby HS
- April Sloan, teacher, Yates HS
- Kerry Smith, teacher, Dowling MS
- Rafaela Tejada, attendant, Food Services
- Deborah Toner, teacher, Marshall MS
- Maria Vasquez, custodian, McReynolds MS
- Jennifer Visnaw, teacher, Fonville MS
- Kimberly Walker Russell, nurse, Foerster ES
- Richard Willard, officer, Police Department
- Terri Williams, teacher, Yates HS
5 years
- Ronald Addison Jr, teacher, Codwell ES
- Janice Anderson, teacher, Walnut Bend ES
- Masadeous Ardoin, custodian, Construction & Facility Services
- Nancy Arguelles, nurse , Moreno ES
- Carla Babinski, nurse, Franklin ES
- Daniel Banda, custodian, Construction & Facility Services
- Laura Barroso, teacher, Moreno ES
- Borsa Maria, teacher, Bellaire HS
- Brooks Augustina, teacher, J. P. Henderson ES
- Stephanie Brown, teacher, Ryan MS
- JoAnn Bryan, custodian, Construction & Facility Services
- Barbara Carballo, associate tutor, Port Houston ES
- Maria Cisneros, clerk, Early College HS East
- Debra Cleveland, teacher, Cullen MS
- Claude Cummings III, teacher, Wheatley HS
- Chantil Gill, teacher, Oak Forest ES
- Rachel Green, teacher, Thompson ES
- Carolyn Harris, Speech Therapist 10M Child Study
- David Heck, teacher, Hamilton MS
- Kelsey Hilburn, teacher, West University ES
- Freda Humber, teacher, Fondren MS
- Johnson Cletus, teacher, Yates HS
- Ashley Lane, teacher, Thompson ES
- Laura Leven, teacher, West University ES
- Corina Loo, teacher, Clifton MS
- Jyoti Malhan, principal, Chief Of Major Projects
- Kristen Malone, teacher, Sanchez ES
- John Marcelle Jr, teacher, Milby HS
- Martinez Raul, teacher, Stevenson MS
- Dytonya Maryland, instructional specialist, Austin HS
- Shatora McWilliams, teacher, Bastian ES
- Sonia Mendez, clerk, Lantrip ES
- Sandra Mora, teacher, Robinson ES
- Jose Morales III, teacher, McReynolds MS
- Raizza Moreno, clerk, Bonner ES
- Murphy Ruby, teacher, Yates HS
- Dotty Palmer, teacher, Milby HS
- Nichole Payne, teacher, Yates HS
- Jeannine Porter, principal, Ryan MS
- Christine Prestridge, teacher, Hamilton MS
- Sandra Puente, teacher, Cunningham ES
- Alexis Reyes, teacher, Milby HS
- Norma Riojas-Trejo, clerk, Wilson Montessori
- Marisol Rodriguez, attendant, Food Services
- Phillip Rodriguez, IT customer service rep., Ortiz MS
- Sanjuanita Ruiz, teaching assistant, Ketelsen ES
- Ana Saravia, teacher, Gross ES
- Eboni Thompson, teacher, Alcott ES
- Tabatha Virgil, teacher, Garden Villas ES
- Tiffany Washington, instructional specialist, Williams MS
- Donna Williams, teacher, Poe ES
- Leticia Zamora, teaching assistant, Park Place ES
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