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Teacher
of the Year Nominees to be Honored
at Plano ISD's May 10
Gala - 'On the Red Carpet'
 Plano ISD's Teacher of the Year Gala, "On the Red Carpet: Night
of a Thousand Stars," will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, May
10, at Plano Centre, 2000 E. Spring Creek
Parkway. Nearly 1,400
educators, PTA leaders, school and city dignitaries and corporate
sponsors will be on hand to celebrate teaching excellence.
About the Teacher of the Year Gala
On Thursday, May 10, at Plano Centre, Plano ISD will honor
68 Teacher of
the Year nominees and 61 Beginning Teacher of the Year nominees,
recently selected by their school peers. Nearly 1,400
educators, PTA leaders, school and city dignitaries and corporate
sponsors will be on hand to celebrate.
Plans for the gala are underway and led by a committee of
school district staff and community volunteers. Co-chairing
the event are Karla Oliver, executive director for government and
community relations,
and
Ann Boswell, community leader and Plano ISD Council of PTAs board
member.
"The Teacher of the Year Gala is one of Plano ISD's most
exciting and rewarding events," noted
Ms. Oliver, who will join a group of district and community
leaders to interview experienced Teacher of the Year
nominees in early February and make selections for Plano ISD's
2007 Teachers
of the Year (elementary and secondary) and several top "Excellence
in Teaching" award winners who will all be announced at the
May 10 gala.
Selection Process
The experienced teachers who are candidates for Plano ISD’s
Teacher of the Year were nominated and elected by their peers at
their schools. The Beginning Teachers of the Year were also nominated
by their peers; however, they are not eligible for the Plano ISD
Teacher of the Year.
Each teacher nominee will complete an essay
question and be interviewed by a selection panel comprising administrators,
teachers, parents and business and
civic leaders, which will make the final selections for Plano ISD’s Elementary
Teacher of the Year and Secondary Teacher of the Year. The winning candidates
are recommended for participation in the Texas Teacher of the Year competition.
Another panel of experts will review the written essays for the
beginning teachers of the year and make recommendations for the
elementary and secondary beginning
teachers of the year.
Selection Criteria
- Going beyond the expected teaching requirements to a degree
that students positively adjust their life goals.
- Consistently receiving a high quality of
work from students that can be exemplified by their higher
than expected scores on diagnostic and/or achievement tests.
- Involving the parent in the child’s
educational program as a member of the teaching team.
- Attending programs outside
the school day which assist in developing a more meaningful
relationship with students. (Attendance at events where students
perform, etc.)
- Demonstrating educational leadership
among the staff and continuing to strive for excellence in
teaching.
- If a first year teacher, displaying maturity, leadership and
instructional ability that demonstrates an outstanding potential
for the future.
Congratulations, 2007 Teachers of the Year!
Beth Hubbard - Aldridge
Mary Jo Landingham - Andrews
Terry Cavallito - Armstrong
Laurie Kane - Barksdale
Aina Carruth - Barron
Christiana Johnston - Beaty
Jamie McClendon - Bethany
Julie Flint - Beverly
Jeremy Pryor - Boggess
Daniel Zock - Bowman
Lilian Quigley - Brinker
Karen Gehrking - Carlisle
Bryan McCord - Carpenter
Suzanne Marquard - Centennial
Tamicah Hicks - Christie
Ginger Matthews - Clark
Linda Irving (In Memoriam) -
Daffron
Karen Black - Davis
Stacey Cale - Dooley
Tami Cornford - Forman
Christi Carter - Frankford
Martha Will - Guinn Special Program Center
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Kyndra Kitchens - Gulledge
Ed Craig - Haggard
Jami Smith - Harrington
Connie Edwards - Haun
Ana I. Flores - Head Start
Kelly Bentley - Hedgcoxe
Carol Larson - Hendrick
Brooke Lewis - Hickey
Sara Stewart - Hightower
Lindsey Jensen - Huffman
Kathie Gross - Hughston
Trish Alway - Hunt
Sarah Bednar - Jackson
Judy Putney - Jasper
Allison Brooks - Mathews
Esmeralda Palomares - McCall
Amparo Behmer - Meadows
Donna Hougen - Memorial
Maria Gallastegui - Mendenhall
Lori O’Brien - Miller
Rosanna Day - Mitchell
Judy Fenton - Murphy
Heather Helm - Pearson
Doris Kottwitz - PESH
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Matt Cone - PSHS
Kelly Mercer - PWSH
Jennifer Ransom - Rasor
Sharilyn Garrett - Renner
Scott Sommer - Rice
Nancy Pittman - Robinson
Amy Hightower - Rose Haggar
Christina Murray - Saigling
Danna Williams - Schimelpfenig
Doris Dale - Shepard
Kristin Anderson - Shepton
Barbara McCoy - Sigler
Carol Bohnstengel - Skaggs
Sylvia Meyer - Special Education
Melinda Hoover - Stinson
Susan Dobrow - Thomas
Kristi Wittman - Vines
Cindi Stevens - Weatherford
Cindy Drake - Wells
Patt Henry - Williams
Carrie Stock - Wilson
Jeanne Hambleton - Wyatt
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Congratulations, 2007 Beginning Teachers
of the Year!
Jennifer Jackson -
Aldridge
Brandie Breshears - Andrews
Meagan Card - Armstrong
Gina Choe - Barksdale
Jessi Harkins - Barron
Pamela Smith - Beaty
Elizabeth Kruep - Bethany
Ami Gunter - Beverly
Joanna Hutchings - Bird
Special Program Center
Amra Sayed - Boggess
Nina Yates - Bowman
Sloan Swanson - Brinker
Sherri Eppler - Carpenter
Misty Martinez - Centennial
Jeanette Mueller - Christie
Margaret Garza - Clark
Lauren Rex - Daffron
Stephanie Drawe - Davis
Emily Hardy - Dooley
Matthew Edmonds - Forman |
Teresa Michelsen - Frankford
Christopher Taylor - Gulledge
Bryan Thurman - Haggard
Amy Cody - Haun
Stephanie Diener - Hedgcoxe
Stephanie Barbee - Hendrick
Michael Bischoff - Hickey
Lauren Lattman - Hightower
Laura McKenzie - Huffman
Krystal Grundmeier - Hughston
Shawna Freeman - Hunt
Elizabeth Robinson - Jackson
Matthew Sipes - Jasper
Diana Lee - Mathews
Cynthia Rosales - McCall
Debra Cave - Meadows
Maria Isabel Chaparro-Sucre -
Memorial
Jessica Looney - Mendenhall
Leslie Solheid - Miller
Tracy Evans - Mitchell
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Beth Benners - Murphy
Fanny Heninger - Pearson
Zachary Elms - PESH
Mitch Martin - PSHS
Lauren Hodum - PWSH
Kelli Koch - Rasor
Molly Hotaling - Renner
Catherine Stolarski - Rice
Wendy Duncan - Robinson
Jocelyn Stevens - Rose Haggar
Azam Anet - Schimelpfenig
Joel Remakel - Shepton
Tifani Scarborough - Sigler
Michelle Hardy - Sinson
Megan Parks - Skaggs
Nicole Credeur - Thomas
Monty “Buddy” Priest - Vines
Kelli Murthy - Wells
Miguel Lopez - Williams
Robert McClintick - Wilson
Katie Taylor - Wyatt
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2007 Teacher of the Year Sponsors
Plano ISD sincerely appreciates these businesses, organizations
and individuals who have contributed financially and with gifts
to make the Teacher of the Year Gala so special for the nominees.
The generosity demonstrated by the Plano ISD community exemplifies
the partnership for excellence in education. Look for "Proud Sponsor
of the Plano ISD Teacher of the Year Program" decals in these fine
places of business.
Monetary Gifts
| Doctorate
Degree - $10,000
AXA Equitable
(named sponsor,
second consecutive year) |
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Bachelor's Degree - $5,000
EDS Credit Union
M & A Technology, Inc.
Associate's Degree - $2,500
Blunck's Photography
GCA Services Group, Inc.
Plano ISD Education Foundation
SHW Group LLP
Dean's List - $1,000
Abernathy, Roeder, Boyd & Joplin, P.C.
Andrews Elementary PTA
Atmos Energy
Congressman and Mrs. Sam Johnson
Don Painter Photography
Dr. and Mrs. Kendall Brown
EDS
Engineered Air Balance Co., Inc.
Huntington Learning Center - Plano
WRA Architects, Inc.
Walmart 2086
Friends - $500
1st Eye Care
4-L Engineering Company, Inc.
Able Electric Service, Inc.
Bill Shaddock - Shaddock Development Co.
Brooks Farm Estates - Parker
Don Herring Mitsubishi
Drs. Michael and Michele Cavenee
Legacy Village Apartments
Marshall V. Johnson, DDS, MS, PA
Melody and John Timinsky
Presbyterian Hospital of Plano
Texas Instruments
The Junior League of Plano
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| Table Sponsors - $450 |
Aldridge Elementary School PTA
Andrews Elementary PTA (two tables)
Barksdale Elementary PTA
Beaty Early Childhood School PTA (two tables)
Bethany Elementary PTA
Beverly Elementary Staff
Boggess Elementary PTA
Bowman Middle School PTA
Brinker Elementary PTA
Carlisle Elementary PTA
Centennial Elementary PTA
Christie Elementary PTA
Daffron Elementary PTA
Davis Elementary PTA
Frankford Middle School PTA
Gulledge Elementary PTA
Haggard Middle School PTA
Harrington Elementary PTA
Haun Elementary PTA
Hedgcoxe Elementary PTA
Hendrick Middle School PTA
Hickey Elementary PTA
Hightower Elementary PTA
Huffman Elementary PTA (two tables)
Hughston Elementary PTA
Jackson Elementary PTA
Jasper High School PTSA
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Mathews Elementary PTA
Miller Elementary PTA
Mitchell Elementary PTA
Plano ATPE
Plano East Senior High School Panther’s Inc. PTSA
Plano Senior High School PTSA
Plano West Senior High School Wolf Den PTSA
Rasor Elementary PTA
Renner Middle School PTA (two tables)
Rice Middle School PTA
Robinson Middle School PTA
Schimelpfenig Middle School PTA
Shepard Elementary PTA
Shepton High School PTSA (two tables)
Sigler Elementary PTA (two tables)
Skaggs Elementary PTA
Vines High School
Vines High School PTSA
Wells Elementary PTA
Williams High School PTSA
Wilson Middle School PTA
Wilson Middle School Staff
Wyatt Elementary School
Wyatt Elementary PTA |
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| Monetary Gifts - $25 to $499 |
Affiliated Distributors, Inc.
B&C Discount Music Shoppe
Beaty Early Childhood School
BMH Plumbing, LLC
Cara and Barry Mendelsohn
Diane Davey
Dooley Elementary PTA
Dr. James Dean Jensen, DDS, MSD, PA
Fairview Farm Development Co.
Laura and Chris Curran
Lisa and Kurt Kern
Loma Rental |
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Mendenhall Elementary PTA
Murphy Middle School PTA
Pearson Early Childhood School PTA
Pearson Prentice Hall
Plano Children's Theatre
Robyn and David Tatman
Saigling Elementary PTA
Schimelpfenig Middle School
Southwest Awards
Terri and George Gibson
Tutoring Club - Plano
Wayne Goodowitz, DDS |
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Gifts In-Kind |
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Above
$10,000
AIG VALIC - Diane R. Nayhouse, CSA
$2,000
to $9,999
Dinner My Way
Greater Dallas Youth Orchestras, Inc.
Plano Youth Theatre
Smiley's Studio
$500 to $1,999
Adventure Landing
Allen Premium Outlets
Blunck's Photography
Candlewood Suites - Plano
Central Market
Charo Chicken
EDS Credit Union
Elizabeth Arden Red Door Spa
Embroidery Expressions
Everlast Climbing Industries, Inc.
Hilton Anatole Hotel
Jostens
Main Event Entertainment
Mary Kay - Jessy M. John,
Independent Beauty Consultant
National Geographic School Publishing / Hampton-Brown
North Texas Orthodontic Associates
Plano ISD Council of PTAs
Ronald P. Miller & Associates
T.G.I. Friday's
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$200 to $499
Beauty Productions
Ben & Jerry's of Plano
Candice and Richard Buhrow - La Lique Salon
Curves
Dermacare of Plano
First International Bank
Fountain Car Wash
Hyatt Place Dallas/Plano
Kimbell Art Museum
LA/Fitness
Lakeshore Learning Materials
Marriott Dallas Plano at Legacy Town Center
Mapleshade Spa & Salon
Neiman Marcus Willow Bend
Papa John's Pizza
Personal Care Chiropractic
Plano Children's Theatre
Plano Family YMCA in Legacy
Real Body Fitness
Rocky Mountain Pedometer Co.
Robin Corbin, Arbonne International
Southfork Ranch & The Southfork Hotel
Steve Fields' Steak & Lobster Lounge
Stonebridge Ranch
The Container Store
W Dallas-Victory
Waggin Tails Daycare & Boarding
Whole Foods
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Business Recognition
Packages - $25 to $199 |
Able Electric Service, Inc.
Abuelo’s
Affiliated Distributors, Inc.
Allison’s Autocare, Inc.
Animal Crackers
Anita's Hair Design
Aparicio’s Restaurante Mexicano & Tequila Bar
Appletree Flowers
Associated Women's Healthcare
Bibbentuckers
Blue Mesa Grill
Bodacious Boutique
Café Pacific
Campisi's Restaurants, Inc.
Carmie's Kitchen, Inc.
Chamberlain’s
Chick-fil-A at Park and
Preston
Collin Creek Mall
Comfort by the Foot
Congressman Sam Johnson
Consolidated Restaurant Operations, Inc.
Costco Wholesale (Dallas Parkway and Central Expressway Locations)
Crest Auto Group
Dallas Children's Theater
Dallas Museum of Art
Dallas Summer Musicals
Dallas Wind Symphony
Dallas Zoo
Doggie Zen Den, Inc.
Doug's Mighty Clean
El Chico Cafe
El Norte Mexican Grill
Embassy Suites Dallas - Frisco
Embroidery Plano
EPI
FC Dallas
Frisco RoughRiders Baseball
Grandy’s
Grapevine Vintage Railroad
Half Shells
Hampton Inn Plano
Henry's Ice Cream
Heritage Ranch
Homewood Suites by Hilton
In Bloom Flower Gifts & More
Kids B Kids
Kirby’s Steakhouse |
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Laser Quest in Plano
Loma Rental
Luna de Noche Tex-Mex Grill
Macaroni Grill
Melody Bates
Mr. G's Beverage & Deli
Ocean Nails
Office Depot
Pack & Mail Shoppe
Pappy's Pet Lodge
Pearson Prentice Hall
Plano Cycling & Fitness, Inc.
Plano Super Bowl
Plano Symphony Orchestra
Pop-Ins Maid Service
Renée Rouleau Skin Care
Rockfish Seafood Grill
Ruth's Chris Steak House
Salon and Spa at Eaton Court
Scotty P’s Hamburgers
Shakespeare Dallas
Simoniz Car Wash
South Beach Salon and Day Spa
Southwest Rodeo, L.P.
Taco Bueno Restaurants
Target 0067
Terilli’s Restaurant
Texans Credit Union
Texas Land & Cattle Steak House
Texas Tornado Hockey
The Great Outdoor Sub Shop, Inc.
The Heard Natural Science Museum and Wildlife Sanctuary
The Mecca Restaurant
The Original Pancake House
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
The Westin Stonebriar Resort
Tin Star
Tom Thumb
WaterTower Theatre
Woodbridge Golf Club
Z's Florist
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Summer in a Lexus
Park Place Lexus Plano will provide two "Summer
in a Lexus" packages, including the use of luxury
vehicles, for the Elementary and Secondary
Teachers
of the Year.
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Perot Grant
Plano ISD recognizes its Excellence in Teaching Awardees
each year with the interest earnings from a $500,000 Perot Grant. |
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Floral Arrangements
Special thanks are extended to PTAs for providing floral
arrangements for each school table at the Teacher of the Year
Gala. |
Contact
For information about the Teacher of the Year program or sponsorship,
please contact:
Plano ISD Communications Department
2700 W. 15th Street
Plano, TX 75075
PH: (469) 752-8150
Fax: (469) 752-8096
E -mail: askpisd@pisd.edu
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