Shining Stars Award of Excellence
KPSF Shining Stars Awards of Excellence!
Shining Stars are Kerrville ISD employees who exemplify excellence by their dedication and contributions toward shaping our students and building a better district.
These are our everyday heroes who make a difference and impact lives. Employees who receive this award will be honored and recognized in August 2024 on the football field at KPSF Night at the first home Tivy football game and will receive a monetary reward.
KISD staff or faculty members can be nominated for the award by their peers, KISD parents, students, or members of the general public. A selection committee composed of KPSF board members will review the applications and select award recipients.
KPSF Board Member Courtney MacDonald is this year’s committee chair for Shining Stars Award of Excellence.
Beginning April 1, 2024, nomination forms will be available through the link below, and hard copy nomination forms will be available at school campuses. Completed nomination forms are due no later than 5:00 pm on April 26, 2024. They may be submitted electronically using the link below, or hard copies can be mailed or delivered to the Kerrville Public School Foundation office at 1009 Barnett Street, Kerrville, TX 78028.
Eligibility of Nominees:
- Current KISD employee in good standing
- Open to all faculty, staff, support staff, and auxiliary services staff. (Administrators are not eligible for this award.)
- Has not been recognized this year as a Campus Teacher of the Year
- Has not been recognized as a Shining Star in the past two years
Congratulations to the 2024 Shining Star Awardees
Travis Butler – History Teacher, Tivy HS
Katie Dalglish – 8th Grade Teacher, Hal Peterson MS
JuJu Evans – Childcare Worker, Early Childhood Center
Jennifer Geisel – DHH Teacher, District-wide
Dana Grona – Reading Specialist/Interventionalist, Tom Daniels ES
Jenny Hendricks – ESL Teacher, Hal Peterson MS
Brisa Hernandez – 3rd Grade Bilingual Teacher, Nimitz ES
Cristy Jackson – Assistant PE Teacher, Nimitz ES
Becky Likin – Debate/English Teacher & Mock Trial Coach Tivy HS
Jimmy McCrae – Instructional Coach, Tivy HS
Lolly Mican – Kindergarten Teacher, Tally ES
Hope Mills – Kindergarten Teacher, Tom Daniels ES
Daphne Morris – Dyslexia Specialist, Tally ES
Joseph Moylan – Bus Driver, District-wide
Megan Ray – Inclusion Aide, Tom Daniels ES
Mandi Sprayberry – Librarian, Tivy HS
Adelina Villarreal – Bilingual Paraprofessional, Tivy HS
Leah Westra – Aide, Starkey Elementary
Caroline Williams – 1st Grade Teacher, Starkey ES
Jessica Williams – Special Ed Paraprofessional, Tom Daniels ES
Congratulations to the 2023 Shining Star Awardees
Candice Dominguez – Kindergarten Teacher, Tom Daniels Elementary School
Amanda Galindo – 3rd Grade Teacher, Nimitz Elementary School
Carol Gelsone – 5th Grade Teacher, Tally Elementary School
Heather Grace – Librarian, Starkey Elementary School
Amy Harris – Kindergarten Teacher, Starkey Elementary School
Kathy Morrow Ingram – Instructional Aide, Early Childhood Campus
Terry Jaimes – 8th Grade Teacher & Baseball Coach, Hal Peterson Middle School & Tivy High School
Mary Johnson – Recently Retired Music Teacher, Starkey Elementary School
Jerry Lewis – Bus Driver, KISD Central Office
Julie Mangold – Superintendent Executive Director, KISD Central Office
Kathleen McKee – 7th Grade Teacher, Hal Peterson Middle School
Hunter Miller – Challenge Lab Teacher, Tally Elementary School
Kathryn Riederer – College & Career Advisor, Tivy High School
Norberto Robles – Custodian, Hal Peterson Middle School
Sally Smithson – PE Teacher, Tally Elementary School
Carla Sullivan – Bus Driver, KISD Central Office
Sarah Thomson – Science Teacher, Tivy High School
Leah Tull – Social Worker, KISD
Shirley Valentine – Instructional Aide, Tally Elementary School
Michelle Yanez –Government Teacher, Tivy High School
Congratulations to the 2022 Shining Star Awardees
David Cahela – General Maintenance Supervisor for KISD
Alicia Campoy – Head Custodian, Tally Elementary School
Austin Clarkson – English and Creative Writing Teacher, Tivy High School
Stephanie Drake-Woods – Occupational Therapist for KISD Special Education
Kelly Dunigan – Physics Teacher, Tivy High School
Michael Freeman – 8th grade Math Teacher, Hal Peterson Middle School
Sandra Gonzalez – Special Education Paraprofessional, Nimitz Elementary School
Jennifer Haas – 1st grade teacher, Tally Elementary School
Sharon Harris – Principal Secretary, Tom Daniels Elementary School
Tacy Heath – English Teacher, Tivy High School
Katie Jachade – Nurse, Starkey Elementary School
Rachel Jordan – 8th grade English Teacher, Hal Peterson Middle School
Xochitl Medina, Custodian for Disciplinary Alternative Education Program & Hill Country High School
Francy Neal – Special Education Administrative Assistant, Kerrville ISD
Alysse O’Brien – Music Teacher, Nimitz Elementary School
Laurie Rees, Mentor Coordinator for Tom Daniels and Nimitz Elementary Schools
Jessica Sturm – English and Technical Theater Teacher, Tivy High School
Hillarie Swanner – 8th grade Math Teacher, Hal Peterson Middle School
James Wessels – Special Education Paraprofessional, Tivy High School
Tammy Wren – Discipline Secretary, Tivy High School
