Ysleta ISD Honors 2018-19 Campus Teachers, Support Employees of Year

On Tuesday, Ysleta ISD announced the 2018-2019 Campus Teachers and Support Employees of the Year.

YISD officials said, “These dedicated teachers and support staff were selected by their campuses to represent the hard work and a determination to help all children succeed…they are honored for outstanding leadership, excellence, and inspiration to students, their colleagues and the community.”

The campus Teachers of the Year will be honored at a reception on March 29 where the top ten teachers will be announced. The finalists will undergo another round of interviews to compete for the top spot as Elementary and Secondary Teacher of the Year.

Ten finalists for Support Employee of the Year finalists will be announced at a later date. Five finalists will be named and the Ysleta ISD Support Employee of the Year will be announced at the gala in May.

All employees will be honored at the 2018-2019 Teacher and Support Employee of the Year Gala on Friday, May 4, 2018 at the Centennial Conference Center and Banquet Hall on Ft. Bliss. The program will begin at 7 pm.

Tickets will go on sale on April 2 for $30 per person. For ticket information, call 434-0690.

The 2018-2019 Teachers and Support Employees of the Year are:

SECONDARY SCHOOLS Campus Teacher of the Year Support Employee of the Year Bel Air HS Jennifer Gursky Lore A. Arellano Cesar Chavez Academy Daniel Figueroa Jr. Jacqueline Cano Del Valle HS Sherri Bryant Ricardo Lozano Eastwood HS Selena Granados Alejandro Almeralla J. M. Hanks HS Michele Garcia Monica Lopez Parkland HS Marissa Ritch Naomi Castro Plato Academy Karen McVay Joann R. Leyva Riverside HS Stephen Solis Maria G. Rodriguez Tejas School of Choice Jazmin Romero-Carrera Elizabeth Chavez Valle Verde ECHS Angelica Guzman-Villalobos Maria Pizarro Ysleta HS Alberto Avalos Rocio G. Vasquez YCLC NA Aurora Castillo Bel Air MS Virginia Beaulieu Rebecca I. Torres Camino Real MS Claudia Prieto Jessie Morales Desert View MS Melinda Chavez Norma J. Miner Eastwood MS Marissa Yslas Rita A. Althoff Indian Ridge MS Melissa Ioan Pedro Duarte Parkland MS Matthew Olsen Karla V. Acosta Rio Bravo MS Alondra Ontiveros Sonia Portillo Riverside MS Rebecca Durate-Bosse Herbert Zeh Valley View MS Elijah Thompson Teresa Dickerson Young Women’s Leadership Jessica Yildirim Maria C. Chavez Ysleta MS Ginna Baray Betty A. Nevarez ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS Campus Teacher of the Year Support Employee of the Year Alicia R. Chacon Int’l Monica Flores Cynthia M Mendoza Ascarate ES Lonny Nava Edith Serrano Capistrano ES Jessica J. Ortiz Laura Martinez Cedar Grove ES Eric Hernandez Guadalupe M. Armendariz Constance Hulbert ES Brenda Ortega Sonia V. Avila-Sanchez Del Norte Heights ES Guadalupe Navarrete Miguel Tarango Del Valle ES Crystal Aguirre-Caballero Maria A. Melano Desertaire ES Rick Rocha Jose Sanchez Dolphin Terrace ES Sylvia Carrillo Sundra J. Strickland East Point ES Gaby Rodarte Trileina M. Rubio Eastwood Heights ES Vanessa Carlos Cynthia Cardoza Eastwood Knolls Int’l Ina Pinales Pedro Reyes Edgemere ES Veronica Andrade Maribeth P. Keller Glen Cove ES Roberto Guevara III Lisa M. Castañeda Hacienda Heights Int’l Rossana Garcia Kathleen Gaytan Lancaster ES Patricia Mendoza Ismael Oaxaca LeBarron Park ES Ana Ramirez Raul Hernandez Loma Terrace ES Carol Love Ernestina Santos Marian Manor ES Danelle White Cecilia Apodaca Mesa Vista ES Cynthia Tarango Elizabeth Hernandez Mission Valley ES Veronica Gutierrez Rosella G. Rodarte North Loop ES Iris Renteria Patricia Armendariz North Star ES Graciela Garcia Cindy Esparza Parkland ES Jessica Donacio Anthony E. Rodriguez Parkland Pre-K Elisa Horiuchi Elva C. Velasco Pasodale ES Paul Ward Elizabeth M. Quiz Pebble Hills ES Kristin Podojil Domingo Borrego Presa ES Wendy Chozet Fatima R. Gaitan De Arellano Ramona ES Gilda Estrada Sandra Ponce REL Washington ES Francisco Sierra Belia Benitez Sageland ES Pamela Licon Minerva Wright Scotsdale ES Sergio Silva Claudia Enriquez South Loop ES Brenda Burford David Gonzalez Thomas Manor ES Marcela Lopez Lili Gonzalez Tierra Del Sol ES Rosalie Provencio Carmen C. Ovalles Vista Hills ES Margarita Castillo Ruby Rivera Ysleta ES Rebecca Frias Samantha J. Bullis-Moya Ysleta Pre-K Karina Martinez Martha R. Villagrana CENTRAL SERVICES Central Office NA Sylvia Castro Service Center NA Corina C. Casa