Mountain View Whisman School District

Agenda Item for Board Meeting of 9/7/2023

Agenda Category:  Special Recognition

Agenda Item Title:  Employee Recognition for Turtle Award (20 minutes)

Estimated Time: 

Person Responsible:  Ayindé Rudolph, Ed.D., Superintendent

Background: 

Our success on behalf of our students is magnified when we work together. The Turtle Award is designed to recognize an admirable employee who demonstrates exceptional collaboration and teamwork with their colleagues and/  or students at MVWSD.

For example, Turtle Awardees may go above and beyond when they:

• Promote and support respectful relationships among colleagues.

• Actively participate in collaborative problem solving and work together to overcome obstacles.

• Work positively and productively with other team members towards a shared goal

• Consistently offer support, assistance and encouragement to co-workers

The Employees receiving recognition for Turtle Awards in August 2023 are:

 Ada Smith, Crittenden

Jacie Krampert, Crittenden

Katie Barrese, Crittenden

Steve Chesley, Crittenden

Alejandra Garcia, District Office

Brian White, District Office

Jennifer Thornton, District Office

John Zepezauer, District Office

Liz Reeves, District Office

Nubia Avina, District Office 

Regina Aguas, District Office

Swati Dagar, District Office

Veronica Del Rio, District Office

Aileen Galsim, Graham

Azucena Corral-Pinela, Graham

Dena Vang, Graham

Edgar Gomez, Graham

Evelina Calderon, Graham

Isabel Duenas, Graham

Jackie Scharff, Graham

Kisa Korello, Graham

Yolanda Murillo, Graham

Deiredre Ryan, Graham, Landels

Annette Luongo, Imai

Ann Moorti, Landels

Elizabeth Parry, Landels

Natalie Hillebrecht, Landels

Ylva Risano, Landels

Carmen Martinez, Mistral

Jennifer DeGraaff, Mistral

Lisa Baler, Monta Loma

Meghan Perfect, Monta Loma

Kaitlin Stern, Monta Loma

Quan Ngo, Monta Loma

Theresa Lester, Stevenson

Linda Yung, Theuerkauf

Angela Bisbee, Vargas

Anne Flore Ragas, Vargas

Cherry Dentoni, Vargas

Donielle Richard-Valencia (Damion), Vargas

Emily Suryan, Vargas

Kirstin Solorzano, Vargas

Luis Rivas Salinas, Vargas

Nastassia Hamor-Harris, Vargas

Silvia McElyea, Vargas

Vern Taylor, Vargas

Zachary Ramon, Vargas