The EGUSD Board of Education Meeting Looks Forward to Inviting Theses Outstanding Team Members to a Future Board Meeting for Formal In Person Recognition
ELK GROVE, Calif. – June 15, 2021 – The Elk Grove Unified School District (EGUSD) commends eleven outstanding employees as the District’s 2020-2021 Employees of the Year. These individuals will be recognized and honored in person at a future EGUSD Board of Education meeting which will include the Employee of the Year Reception held that same evening in the Boardroom. Each employee was nominated and selected by their affiliated members as exemplary individuals in education helping to prepare every student to become college, career and life ready graduates.
The 2020-21 Employees of the Year for the Elk Grove Unified School District are:
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Category |
Name |
Job title |
Site / Department |
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Employee of the Year PSWA |
Theresa Gannon
|
School Psychologist |
Preschool Assessment Center/PALSS Program |
|
Employee of the Year |
Mary Jo Goes
|
Food & Nutrition Services Packing Lead |
Food & Nutrition Services |
|
Employee of the Year |
Jesse Valenzuela
|
Bus Driver Instructor |
Transportation |
|
Employee of the Year |
Kari Ballez
|
Paraeducator, SE, Moderate/Severe |
Elk Grove Elementary School |
|
Employees of the Year |
Zachary Moritz |
High School Secretary |
Monterey Trail High School |
|
Employees of the Year |
Ginger Ornelas |
Personnel Analyst |
Human Resources |
|
Employees of the Year |
Tami Elmatari
|
Coordinator – Health Services |
Student Support & Health Services |
|
Employee of the Year |
Karamjit (Karm) Kalkat
|
Mental Health Therapist |
Student Support & Health Services |
|
Teachers of the Year |
Tammy Null
|
6th Grade Teacher |
Florence Markofer Elementary School |
|
Teachers of the Year |
Amy Rasin
|
9/12 Teacher, Social Science |
Cosumnes Oaks High School |
|
Educator of the Year |
Jo Ellen Kauble
|
School Nurse |
Student Support & Health Services |
About the Elk Grove Unified School District
The Elk Grove Unified School District (EGUSD) is the fifth-largest school district in California located in southern Sacramento County. EGUSD covers 320 square miles and includes 67 schools: 42 elementary schools, nine middle schools, nine high schools, five alternative education schools, an adult school, one charter school and a virtual academy. Offering a multitude of educational programs, including over 70 career-themed academies and pathways within 15 industry sectors, we prepare our students for college and career by supporting them with the means to be creative problem solvers; self-aware, self-reliant, and self-disciplined; technically literate; effective communicators and collaborators; and engaged in the community as individuals with integrity. We integrate rigorous academics with career-based learning and real world workplace experiences and ensure that Every Student is Learning, in Every Classroom, in Every Subject, Every Day.
For more information about the Elk Grove Unified School District, please visit www.egusd.net and follow us @ElkGroveUnified on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn and Eventbrite.
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